IIT Delhi’s Foundation for Innovation and technology Transfer (FITT) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had previously collaborated to launch a project named ‘Water Security Hub’. It aims to develop new approaches to tackle the challenges and constraints for water security and sustainable development in the National Capital Region (NCT) of Delhi. The project is funded by UKRI through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
The Jal Security Hub project has now launched a mobile application named “IITD Aab Prahari” to address the issues of waterlogging in urban areas during monsoon. The app is available on Google Play and will be available on iOS App Store very soon. The current plan is to deploy the app for the NCT of Delhi, however, the app is generic enough to be used in other geographic settings.
In the ‘IITD Aab Prahari’ mobile application system, communities and individuals are facilitated to report real-time incidents of floods in and around themselves, by capturing waterlogging information and uploading it to a central server. The information provided by the citizens will help the researchers at Water Security Hub in effective development and deployment of an early warning system to predict urban floods through validation of their models. It aims to help the local administration so that it can take prompt action to mitigate the flood situation.
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AK Gosain, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, and lead researcher, UKRI GCRF Project, said, “IITD Aab Prahari mobile application uses citizen science approach. This mobile app can change the way communities and governments deal with floods.”
A website named “Jal Suraksha” was also launched on the occasion. This website acts as a single platform with all the information related to the research work done by the Water Security Hub team at IIT Delhi to ensure water security in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The website interactively displays the IITD-Toolbox and research products through a GIS-based framework for decision support systems. These frameworks address technical, environmental and social issues and support policy making.
Dhanya CT, Principal Investigator of the Hub at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi and IIT Delhi explained, “Through this project, we are engaged in planning, monitoring the Hub and building systems framework in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders. , and assessment of water resources using an integrated approach.”
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