Shimla, March 5 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, in Himachal Pradesh, have developed a real-time landslide monitoring and early warning system.
Scientists said the technology has been deployed in three landslide-prone areas in the Mandi district and claimed that the model, based on machine learning and advanced analytics, achieved over 90 percent accuracy in landslide prediction.
The system, capable of detecting ground movements of less than one millimeter and uses sensors to transmit real-time data, has been developed in collaboration with the National Mission on Himalayan studies, IIT scientists said on Thursday.
During the monsoon last year, Himachal Pradesh witnessed around 140 major landslides.
This new early warning system, which automatically activates cautionary mechanisms like hooters and blinkers and sends alerts to authorities, enabling swift action and minimization of losses and casualties, could prove to be very beneficial for the state, researchers said.
Prof Varun Dutt from IIT Mandi told