A groundbreaking web portal and Android app designed to monitor and provide real-time information on extreme rainfall in Mumbai have been launched today by the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT-B). Developed by students and staff from IIT Bombay`s Climate Studies and Civil Engineering departments, with funding support from HDFC ERGO through the HE-IITB Innovation Centre, the innovative project aims to assist citizens and authorities in managing the city`s notorious monsoon challenges.

The project, supervised by Prof. Raghu Murtugudde, IIT B professor in the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, and Prof. Subimal Ghosh, Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and Convener of the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies at IIT Bombay, was carried out in collaboration with the MCGM Centre for Municipal Capacity Building and Research (MCMCR). The web portal, accessible at the Mumbai Flood Monitoring Portal, and the Android app, available at the Mumbai Flood Monitoring App, are now open for public use.