PM Modi Reviews IIT Mandi's Landslide Monitoring, Early Warning System
NDTV
As per IIT Mandi, "The device reduces landslides by predicting the soil movement in advance and is the only of its kind system in the world."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the landslide monitoring and early warning system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi during his visit to Himachal Pradesh.
As per IIT Mandi, "The device reduces landslides by predicting the soil movement in advance and is the only of its kind system in the world."
Dr Varun Dutt, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, and Dr KV Uday, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering developed the device that is a low-cost alternative to conventionally used monitoring systems.
The Landslide Monitoring System provides soil movement alerts via hooters and blinkers installed on the road remotely via text message. Additionally, the system sends rainfall alerts in advance if more than 5 mm of rain is predicted.
