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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Fire breaks out in Kolkata building, no casualty
Kolkata (PTI): A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a high-rise in south Kolkata on Tuesday, officials said.
The blaze, suspected to have been caused by a cylinder blast on the fourth floor of the building on Southern Avenue, was noticed at noon, they said.
There was no report of any injury, a fire brigade official said.
Three fire tenders doused the flames in 30 minutes, he said.
Local MLA and Kolkata Municipal Corporation MIC Debashis Kumar visited the building and talked to the residents, who came downstairs after noticing the flames in one of the flats.
