Established in 2005 as a GIS Centre.
Renamed as a C-GARD in 2009
The Centre is supported by NIRD with softwares and financial grants
CGARD provides GIS services by preparing Map based action plans for Rural programs
ConductedTraining programmes for officials working in Rural projects
Prepared GIS Manuals for Rural applications.

1.Sri H.Kurma Rao – Head- CNRM
M.Tech(soil&water Engg)
2.Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao – GIS-Consultant
M.sc, Ph D
3.S. Shanthi Kumar - GIS Analyst
M.sc , M.sc .Tech

INFRASTRUCTURE
Hardware:
IBM Workstations – 3 nos
HP Plotter – 1 nos
Deskan Scanner – 1 nos
Softwares:
ArcGIS
Erdas
GRAM ++
Trackmaker
Terrasync
Quantum GIS
Other:
Hand held Trimble Juno GPS – 2 nos

GIS Maps in DPR (Detailed Project Report) were prepared for
Nandiwanaparthy Watershed Project of Yacharam Mandal.
Kurnool Disaster Mitigation Map was prepared for Disaster
Management for CMED of APARD.
Cadastral Map and Digital Elevation Maps were prepared for urban
Planning Project of APARD campus.

One day Training Programme was conducted on GIS and
GPS usage was given to Fields Assistants in coordination with CRD.
One day Orientation Training on GIS Applications in Rural
Development Programs was given to Technical Team from Orissa ST & SC Development Department,
Bhubaneswar, Government of Orissa.
First Phase of DGPS Survey in Madireddypalli
Village,Nawabpet Mandal of Rangareddy District
Completed .
Provided Training On GIS/RS applications for Disaster management
GIS/RS/GPS Application in Rural Development Certificate
Course(CDP&A)

Generation of Geo-Database of Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram
District for Integrated Mandal Planning (CDP&A)
Second Phase DGPS Survey in Madireddypalli Village,
Nawabpet Mandal of Rangareddy District.
3 day Training for Assistant Project Directors of all Districts on the
Application of GIS,GPS Technologies in Natural Resources
Conservation and Watersheds Planning.
Mapping of 2000 villages for PMES (Wa and teSanitation) t

 Cintributed Chapter4 –Use GIS for DPR Preparation in Watersheds(IWMP)
 Prepared Manual for Artificial Ground Water Recharge
 Published Article on Remote Sensing Applications in Rural Development in Stanika palana Monthly Magazine-APARD
 Article on Utility of Maps in Rural Development in Stanika palana Monthly
Magazine-APARD(To be Published)
 Article on Application of GIS/GPS in 104 Mobile Healthcare,EMRI in A.P
in Stanika palana Monthly Magazine-APARD(To be Published)