Mandi, 09February
IIT Mandi has signed an MoU with the District Disaster Management Authority Mandi (DDMA).
The objective of the MoU is to work for the development of Landslide Monitoring and Early Warning Systems at certain sites.
Laxmidhar Behera – newly appointed Director of IIT Mandi & Arindam Chaudhary, IAS, DC Mandi signed the MoU.
“IIT Mandi is glad to partner with the State Government to address the issue of landslide”, said Laxmidhar Behera on the occasion.
He further said that we have robust data analytics with us on landslides, and it shouldn’t fail in any condition.
Arindam Chaudhary DC Mandi said that this initiative would help in protecting and saving lives.
“Saving human lives is a matter of utmost concern, and this alert system will allow the administration to evacuate people more efficiently”, said Arindam Chaudhary.
