8. ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATIOn system
(Envis
The Environmental Information System was implemented by the Ministry by end
of 6th Five Year Plan as a Plan Scheme for environmental information
collection, collation, storage and retrieval from all over the world.
The functioning of the entire ENVIS network is monitored by regional workshops,
national workshops undertaken by engineers and research workers.
ENVIS CENTERS WORKS FOR GENERATING A NETWORK OF DATABASE IN AREAS LIKE AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL,CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES, REMOTE SENSING, MINING, DIFFERENT
ECOLOGIES EtC………
9. OBJECTIVES OF ENVIS :-
•To gear up the modern technologies of acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval
and dissemination of information of environmental nature.
•To support and promote research, development and innovation in
environmental information technology.
•To provide national environmental information service relevant to present needs
and capable of development to meet the future needs of the users, originators,
processors and disseminators of information.
•To promote, national and international cooperation for exchange of environment
related information