About the Mumbai Flood Experiment
We are a team of students, faculty, and staff from the Interdisciplinary Programme in Climate Studies (IDPCS) at IIT Bombay, developing an experimental rainfall forecasting and flood monitoring system to help Mumbai adapt to its persistent monsoon flooding.
By disseminating near-real-time rainfall and waterlogging information through our dedicated website portal mumbaiflood.in and the MUMBAI FLOOD APP, we aim to provide Mumbaikars with timely and accurate rainfall forecast and flood updates to help them plan their rain days ahead.
This is an initiative by HDFC-ERGO IIT Bombay (HE-IITB) Innovation Lab, with funding from HDFC ERGO, in collaboration with the MCGM Centre for Municipal Capacity Building and Research (MCMCR).
Key Features
Experimental Rainfall Forecasts
Hyperlocal rainfall forecasts derived from global forecasting systems (GFS) and enhanced through AI/ML modeling. View hourly observed values and daily forecasts for the next three days.
LIVE Water-level Monitoring
Nine water-level monitoring stations installed at flood-prone hotspots across Mumbai provide near-real-time waterlogging updates during the monsoon.
Rail Information
Access near-real-time flooding information for various local rail stations in Mumbai to plan your commute better.
Smart Tweet Analysis
Machine Learning based sentiment analysis of flood-related tweets helps gauge public monsoon sentiment and approximate flood locations.
Our Partners
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Acknowledgements
Installation of the water-level monitoring sensors would not have been possible without the timely assistance, guidance, and wholehearted support from the below-mentioned personnel:
- Ward officers, Executive Engineers, Assistant Engineers, and Junior Engineers of the H West, F South, F North, E and L Wards for granting permissions and helping in identifying flooding hotspots;
- Faculty at the Department of Geography, University of Mumbai for their collaborative efforts in the flood monitoring experiment. We thank the VC, Registrar and the Campus Development Unit of the University of Mumbai for granting space and electricity for installing the canal sensor on MU campus;
- Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer, and other staff at the Water Works Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Powai for allowing us to use their premises for installing canal sensor on Mithi River;
- Divisional Engineer Street Lights Maintenance (DESLM), Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) for allowing installation of road sensors on BEST poles;
- Chief Engineer and Officials of Customer Care, Electric Supply, BEST for prompt response to electrical connection requests;
- Secretary, Chairman and Residents of Mandarpan Coop Housing society, RA Kidwai Road Wadala for their cooperation and no objection to installing electric meter in their premises;
- Mr Omkar Sunil Chavan and the residents of his compound for their cooperation and support for installing canal sensor at Andheri Subway;
- Officials and Staff at Adani Electricity for prompt response to application request for electric meters.
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