Application of Space Technology in
Rural Road Projects under PMGSY
Centre on GeoInformatics Applications in Rural Development
National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Use of Satellite Imageries for Planning
and Execution of PMGSY Roads
 A proof of Concept under PMGSY was undertaken By the
Ministry in Mehboobnagar District, Telangana by NRSC &
NIRD, Hyderabad
 Ministry Entered into an MOU with CGARD on 16-12-2015 for
using the Application of Space technology for following
Activities:
a. Check the feasibility of the proposed alignment for its
cost effectiveness and other Geomorphological Constraints
b.
Check
the
progress
reported
by
the
States(OMMAS)
1. Road Alignment i.e. Habitations Covered
2. Reported Physical Progress of Construction
Study Objectives:
• Check the progress reported by the States (manual or OMMAS)
with respect to; Reported alignment, i.e. Habitations covered.
• To facilitate real-time monitoring of PMGSY Roads using satellite
imageries and bring a comparative statement showing deviations, if
any.
• To assess the Physical Progress of the Roads using the Satellite
imageries by CGARD, NIRD&PR.
• To mark the Culverts and Causeways from the Imagery and
crosscheck with the DPR
Assam
Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh
Telangana
Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Telangana
Assam
Orissa
Methodology
 Based on the information given by the State government officials the
alignment of Road is Captured.
 Satellite data was procured based on the GPS coordinates of the road.
 The image analysis is done based on the Images of Cartosat data procured from
NRSC ,Komsat data and other high resolution satellite data .
 The length of the road under BT and CC portion is calculated from the imageries
and compared with the OMMAS data of the respective road.
 The width of the road is calculated from the imagery using the image processing
software and the numbers of culverts constructed were captured from the
imagery along with the length.
Methodology
Data Sets Used
• Geo-Referencing
• Cartosat I Satellite Imagery
• Subsetting Study Area
• Komsat Satellite Imagery
• Image Enhancement
• High Resolution images
• Image Analysis using GIS
• GPS
• Change Detection
• Open source GIS and
Image Processing software's
Conclusions based on Satellite Image Analysis:
Based on the satellite image analysis of the roads in fives
states covering 10 districts, the following findings were
drawn:
A total of 243 roads were taken up for the study out of
which 124 roads are analyzed based on the availability
of satellite data.
The Procurement of satellite data for remaining roads is
in process.
Roads Details of Five States
State
District
No. of Roads
Completed
Ongoing
Kamrup
29
28
1
Darrang
32
32
0
Jaipur
10
In progress
In progress
Alwar
30
28
2
Korba
32
28
4
Raigarh
37
33
4
Karimnagar
15
9
6
Nalgonda
27
15
12
Nayagarh
20
20
0
Puri
11
1
10
Assam
Rajasthan
Chhattisgargh
Telanagna
Odisha
List of roads having variations as per Study Analysis
State
Assam
Rajasthan
Chhattisgargh
Telanagna
Odisha
Total
Variation in Variation in
Road length Habitation
Variation in
CC Road
length
Variatio
n in BT
Road
length
District
No. of
Roads
Kamrup
20
2
2
0
2
Darrang
28
4
5
0
3
Jaipur
In progress
-
-
-
-
Alwar
20
13
5
5
7
Korba
8
5
3
2
6
Raigarh
22
4
3
4
6
Karimnagar
6
1
1
-
-
Nalgonda
6
1
1
-
-
Nayagarh
13
8
2
4
3
Puri
1
1
0
-
-
10
124
39
22
15
27
From the above table, it may be seen that out of 124 road woks (all completed), variations in (i) length
reported in 39 roads (31%), (ii) habitation connectivity in 22 road (18%), (iii) CC road length in 15 cases
(12.1%).
Proof of Concept in Alwar District
Rajasthan
 Name of Road: Toolera to Ahir Bas
 Name of Block : Umrain
 Habitations Covered: Ahir Bas, Bhuru Bas, Bhopat
ka bas, Chander yadav bas
 Year of Sanction: 2013
 Road Length sanctioned: 1.60 Kms
 Sactioned Cost: 41.21 Lacs
Actual Alignment of Road Network
A
Concrete Cement
Road as shown
B
Black top road as
seen from the image
Satellite Image (June 2014).
C
B
B
Black top road is from
B to C
during June 2014
Non-Black top road is from
B to C
during May 2013
C
C
A
Concrete Cement
road is from
A to B during June
2014.
A
B
Non- CC road is
from A to B
During May 2013.
State Govt. vs NIRD
Toolera to Ahir Bas
OMMAS
Habitation connected
Road length completed
in Kms
1
Toolera
NIRD & PR
1
Toolera
2 Ahir Bas
2 Ahir Bas
1.60
0.86
BT Road- 1.23
CC Road- 0.37
BT Road- 0.52
CC Road- 0.34
Against OMMAS report of 1.60 Km, the NIRD & PR analysis showed
(0.21+0.44+0.13+0.08) 0.86 Kms
Proof of Concept in Nayagarh District
Odisha
 Name of Road: MDR-76 To Basudia
 Name of Division : Ranapur Sub Division
 Habitations Covered: Ranapur, lakopada, Basudia
 Year of Sanction: 2014
 Road Length sanctioned: 5.50 Kms
 Sanctioned Cost: 304.570 Lacs
Actual Alignment of Road Network with Culverts
Ranapur
1
2
Satellite Image
of February
2015
1m
1m
BT Road
3
8m
CC Road
4
2m
Basudia
D
C
D
Black top road is from
C to D during
Feb 2015
Concrete Cement road
is from D to E during
Feb 2015.
D
C
D
Non-Black top road is
from C to D during
March 2014
Non-CC road is from
D to E during March
2014.
E
E
Temporal Changes in Cross Drainage & BT
Road Observed by Satellite Imagery
3
3
8m
Cross Drainage & CC Road
Observed in February 2015
No Cross Drainage & Earthen
Road Observed in March 2014
State Govt. vs NIRD
MDR- 76 to Basudia
Habitation connected
OMMAS
NIRD & PR
1 MDR-76
1 MDR- 76
2 Basudia
Road length completed
in Kms
2 Basudia
5.20
3.74
BT Road- 3.00
CC Road- 2.20
BT Road- 2.57*
CC Road- 1.17
Against OMMAS report of 5.20 Km, the NIRD & PR analysis showed
(0.64+0.16+1.93+1.01) 3.74 Kms
* BT and CC Road Include Culvert With length of 1m, 1m, 8m & 2m.
Proof of Concept in Korba District
Chhattisgarh
 Name of Road: T – 03 to Ghotmar
 Name of Block : Korba
 Habitations Covered: Ghotmar
 Year of Sanction: 2012-13
 Road Length sanctioned: 2.7 Kms
 Sactioned Cost: 158.88 Lacs
Alignment of Road Network with Culvert
15 m
BT Road
Satellite Imagery of November 2015
Black top road is from
A to B during
November 2015
A
Non-Black top road is
from A to B during
November 2013
B
B
15 m
Cross Drainage & BT Road
Observed in Nov 2015
No Cross Drainage & Earthen
Road Observed in Nov 2013
A
State Govt. vs NIRD
T- 03 to Ghotmar
OMMAS
Habitation connected
Road length completed
in Kms
1
T - 03
NIRD & PR
1
T - 03
2 Ghotmar
2 Ghotmar
2.7
1.93
BT Road- 2.7
CC Road- 0.00
BT Road- 1.93*
CC Road- 0.00
Against OMMAS report of 2.7 Km, the NIRD & PR analysis showed (1.93) 1.93 Kms
* BT Road include one culvert with length of 15m.
Proof of Concept in Darrang District
Assam
 Name of Road: Nadrikash to Mowamari
 Name of Block : Dalgaon Sialmari
 Habitations Covered: No.1 Puniagaon, Ghenamari
Thekerabari
 Year of Sanction: 2008-09
 Road Length sanctioned: 8.231 Kms
 Sactioned Cost: 406.63 Lacs
Actual Alignment of Road Network
(C) Puniagaon
Satellite Image
November 2015
(b) Ghenamari
BT Road
(a) Thekerabari
A
Black top road is from
A to B during
November 2015
B
A
Non-Black top road is
from A to B during
December 2010
B
State Govt. vs NIRD
Nadrikash to Mowamari
Habitation connected
Road length completed
in Kms
OMMAS
NIRD & PR
1 Nadrikash
1 Nadrikash
2 Mowamari
2 Mowamari
8.231
8.05
BT Road- 8.231
CC Road- 0.00
BT Road- 8.05
CC Road- 0.00
Against OMMAS report of 8.231 Km, the NIRD & PR analysis showed 8.05 Kms.
Proof of Concept in Nalgonda District
Telangana
 Name of Road: MRL29-Pulimamidi to Marepally via
K.K.Kalvuva:
 Name of Division : Anumula
 Habitations Covered: Marepally,Kummarikunta
 Year of Sanction: 2014
 Road Length sanctioned: 4.08 km.
 Sanctioned Cost: 215.36 Lakhs.
Actual Alignment of Road Network with Culverts
4m
4m
1
2
1m
CC Road
1m
4m
BT Road
Other Road
4m
3
8m
4
2m
Satellite Imagery Feb 2015
4m
B
B
C
B
C
Black top road is
from B to C during
February 2016
Non Black top road is
from B to C during
January 2014
A
A
B
B
Non CC road seen
from A to B during
April 2011
CC road as seen
from A to B during
March 2016
Temporal Changes in Cross Drainage & BT
Road Observed by Satellite Imagery
3
3
8m
Cross Drainage & BT Road
Observed in February 2016
No Cross Drainage &
Earthen Road Observed in
State Govt. vs NIRD
MRL29-Pulimamidi to Marepally via K.K.Kalvuva
OMMAS
Habitation connected
1
MRL29-Pulimamidi to
Marepally via K.K.Kalvuva
2 Marepally, Kummarikunta
Road length completed in
Kms
NIRD & PR
1
MRL29-Pulimamidi to
Marepally via
K.K.Kalvuva
Marepally,Kummarikunta
4.08
4.08
BT Road- 0.00
CC Road- 0.00
BT Road- 3.09*
CC Road- 0.99
Against OMMAS report of 4.08 Km, the NIRD & PR analysis showed (3.09+0.99)
4.08 Kms
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