Union Minister of Mines G Kishan Reddy launched landslide forecast system in Kolkata.
He said Geological Survey of India (GSI) will offer forecasts on landslides from 20 July 2024 in Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal and Nilgiri in Tamilnadu.
GSI will generate the forecast and transmit it to the state government, which will disseminate it to the district administration.
District administration will spread the information among the people.
The landslide forecast system will cover total 36 centres which are land-slide prone.
The landslide forecast system will be made available all over India by 2030.
Union Minister of Mines also inaugurated a portal and mobile app related to landslides.
