Sensors installed in five city areas will warn the civic authorities about impending flooding and possible waterlogging.
The sensors have been installed at the KSRTC bus stand, Kala Bhavan Road, Panampilly Nagar, Journalists’ Colony, and Vivekananda Road which experience heavy flooding during the rainy season. The flood alert facility was installed as part of the flood management programme of the International Urban and Regional Corporation of the European Union, according to a communication issued by the Kochi Corporation.
Kochi and the Italian city of Messina are the technical partners of the regional cooperation programme. Incidentally, the floodwater sensors developed by the University of Messina for Messina city are being deployed in Kochi.
