In February 2022, the first night navigation mobile application for rivers was launched in ________.

The correct answer is Assam.

Key Points

• The first-night navigation mobile application in rivers in the country was launched for ferries on the Brahmaputra river in Assam, in Feb 2022.
• It has been developed by the transport department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras, and will survey the draft of the rivers.
• Ten Aadhar-based contactless services of the department have been also launched.

Important Points 

• These services are expected to reduce footfalls at district transport offices (DTOs) by about four lakh annually.
• An MoU was also signed between the Common Service Centres (CSCs) under the ministry of information technology and transport department for facilitating people at the panchayat level to avail the online services.
• A total of 13,568 CSCs in Assam will enable people to obtain online services of the department.

• The ten services launched by the department are six Vahan software-based services relating to vehicles and four Sarathi software-based services relating to driving license.

Additional Information

• Assam:
  • Number of districts - 33.
  • Lok Sabha seats - 14.
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 7.
  • State Animal - Indian rhinoceros.
  • State Bird - White-winged duck.
  • National Parks - Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.
  • Dams - Subansiri Lower Dam(Subansiri River), Karbi Langpi Dam(Borpani River).