Wayanad landslide forecast bulletins experimental: GSI after Kerala disaster

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Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Friday said its regional forecast bulletins for the district were experimental and issued once a day for ground testing. This process was a «part of building a prediction model», which will take 4-5 years to be ready for public use, a GSI official said.
«GSI has started issuing regional landslide forecast bulletins on an experimental mode once a day for Wayanad district, Kerala. These are issued only to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) and District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) for ground testing since the onset of the 2024 monsoon. It is restricted only to SDMA and DDMA for receiving feedback,» a GSI spokesperson told PTI.
These forecasts are based on rainfall predictions provided by the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to prepare landslide thresholds, he said.

Massive landslides triggered by torrential rain struck the Wayanad district early Tuesday morning, leaving behind a trail of destruction. The death toll climbed to 195. With nearly 200 people missing, the toll is expected to rise.
«The experimental landslide forecast provided for Wayanad was only for „validation and ground testing purposes and is not for public use“, he said.

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