The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has today, July 15, launched an innovative web portal and Android app designed to monitor and provide real-time information on extreme rainfall in Mumbai.
It is developed by a team of 10 students and staff from IIT Bombay's Climate Studies and Civil Engineering departments, with funding support from HDFC ERGO through the HE-IITB Innovation Centre.
The project, in collaboration with MCGM Center for Municipal Capacity Building and Research (MCMCR), is now available to the public.
It aims to assist citizens and authorities in managing the city's notorious monsoon challenges.
The web portal - Mumbai Flood Monitoring Portal - and the Android app named as Mumbai Flood Monitoring App, are now available for public use.
The project, supervised by Prof. Raghu Murtugudde, Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, and Prof. Subimal Ghosh, Department of Civil Engineering and Convener of the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies.
The app will provide hourly rainfall forecasts, daily forecasts with customised charts for each area. It will display water level data from sensors located at critical spots, including the Mithi River and Vakola Nala.
The web portal offers live rainfall data from local railway stations. With the latest information, it will share tweets on monsoon and flooding to keep users updated.
Moreover, the app will allow citizens to share real-time information, enhancing communal awareness of the current weather scenario.
The data collected with this app will help government bodies to prepare a flood management plan for next season.
The new system features data from India Meteorological Department's (IMD) main observatories at Colaba, Santacruz and Marine Lines, as well as over 60 automated weather stations and rainfall monitoring stations in Mumbai and its suburbs.
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