Unique digital address for every home in India: Report
New Delhi: In a move aimed at enhancing service delivery and emergency response, the Department of Posts has unveiled a new digital addressing system that assigns a unique digital code to every residence and office across India.
The National Addressing Grid or the Digital Postal Index Number (DIGIPIN) marks a significant advancement over the traditional PIN code system. Unlike area-based PIN codes, the new system provides a 12-digit alphanumeric code that is unique to each property, as reported by The New Indian Express on Saturday.
“In a nutshell, it is a democratisation of the address system with each individual having a unique one. This is an open-source, geo-coded, grid-based digital address system,” TNIE quoted a senior official in the department as saying.
He explained that the initiative is still in its early stages, but as it evolves, individuals will be able to simply provide their name, house number, and DIGIPIN to ensure smooth and accurate delivery of services.
Developed in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), IIT Hyderabad, and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), the DIGIPIN system leverages latitude and longitude coordinates to assign addresses with pinpoint accuracy.
The official noted that the system would be particularly useful in ensuring last-mile delivery in remote and hilly areas, where homes often lack door numbers and rely on landmarks for identification.
The initiative aims to streamline not only mail delivery but also a broad spectrum of services, including emergency response and welfare programs. The official added that key government initiatives such as vaccination drives or distributing supplies to pregnant women could be carried out more efficiently if a DIGIPIN-based geo-locationing is implemented.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
