The Tamil Nadu Government has distributed 200 NavIC- powered satellite-enabled communication devices developed by ISRO to 80 fishing boat groups in Tamil Nadu.
a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Tamil Nadu
- These gadgets will help the Tamil Nadu fishermen to get cyclone and weather updates on a real-time basis.
- Tamil Nadu Government rolled out these devices after Chief Minister K Palaniswami distributed the gadgets to seven fishermen engaged in deep sea fishing in Chennai.
About the Gadgets:
- These gadgets, which are of the size of a soapbox, are basically 'receivers' which will produce a beep when alerts are received by the device.
- These are Bluetooth enabled and the alerts received can be read on the NavIC App which can be downloaded on an android phone.
- The alerts will be in the Tamil language so that the fisherman find it easy to understand.
- These gadgets have been given free of cost and there is no recurring cost associated with these devices.
What is NavIC?
- NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) can be understood as the Indian version of the American GPS (Global Positioning System).
- The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System constellation consists of eight satellites.
- NavIC provides accurate real-time position, navigation and timing services over India and a region extending 1,500 km around Indian borders.
Facts:
- Last year several fishermen went missing in the cyclone Ockhi and Tamil Nadu Government had to face severe criticism for not providing timely weather alerts to fishermen.
- For this reason, the Tamil Nadu Government had declared giving these gadgets free of cost to fishermen in this year's state budget.
Question:
Q. Which state's government has distributed 200 NavIC- powered satellite-enabled communication devices developed by ISRO to 80 fishing boat groups?a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Tamil Nadu
