The
Minister of State for Planning, Science & Technology and Earth
Sciences Dr Ashwani Kumar stated in Rajya Sabha today that so far no
technology system is developed to predict natural calamities in the
country. However, a pilot deployment of a tailored real time wireless
sensor network (WSN) is designed and developed by the Amrita University
for monitoring and detection of heavy rainfall induced landslides only
over a selected hill slope of Munnar, Kerala. Extensive field
experiments will have to be conducted for determining the effects of
density of the nodes, vegetation, location of sensor columns etc., for
detecting rainfall induced landslides that may possibly help in the
development of low cost wireless sensor network for landslide detection
in the future.
The Minister further stated that the research group of the Amrita University is encouraged fully to fine tune and firm-up the methodology, as per the details at part-b) above, by the Government of India and North East Council.
Dr. Kumar said that Customized WSN systems, in a proof-of-concept mode, have been developed for drought monitoring in Taiwan and Africa, weather alerts in Thailand, Coastal Erosion Monitoring in India.
The Minister further stated that the research group of the Amrita University is encouraged fully to fine tune and firm-up the methodology, as per the details at part-b) above, by the Government of India and North East Council.
Dr. Kumar said that Customized WSN systems, in a proof-of-concept mode, have been developed for drought monitoring in Taiwan and Africa, weather alerts in Thailand, Coastal Erosion Monitoring in India.
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