The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, will assist the Assam government in surveying flood-affected areas . The state government has requested the institute's expertise in surveying the flood-affected areas .
To support relief and rescue operations, the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, will assist the Assam government in surveying the flood-affected areas by using drones developed by the institute, according to officials.The state government reached out to the institute on Sunday to request its expertise in surveying the flood-affected areas, with many new localities falling victim to the force of the flood.Landslides have also been reported in another half a dozen places in the capital city, including Kamakhya, Kharghuli, Hengerabari, Silpukhuri, and Chandmari Colony.Water levels in some areas even reached the waist.The approach road to the Guwahati railway station was also inundated with water, and the government has reached out to us and we will begin the work as soon as possible.
This exercise is also meant to assist the government in developing an action plan to prepare better for the monsoon season because of its geographical location, according to Parmeshwar Iyer, Dean of IIT Guwahati.The drones will be used to carry out an aerial survey of the areas that have been hardest affected by heavy water flow.The exercise would be useful in identifying areas where people could be stranded, prompt evacuation is needed, and relief equipment must be requested, he said.Drones developed by IIT Guwahati's startup company, Drones Tech Lab, have previously been used for faster data collection in many areas including land survey, river mapping, agriculture, healthcare, and disaster management.These drones have been used in disaster management in Assam's Majuli island and for dengue control in Kolkata, according to Debajati Deka, co-founder of Drones Tech Lab.We've catered to various Indian states, including Karnataka, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and Meghalaya to name a few.