Andhra Pradesh launches AI platform to forecast urban floods; Vijayawada first

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Andhra Pradesh launched an AI platform developed by the Real Time Governance Society, the State Disaster Management Authority, and IIT Gandhinagar to forecast urban floods. The system uses 30 years of data and satellite terrain mapping to provide rainfall forecasts 48 hours in advance, starting with Vijayawada.

Developed by the Real Time Governance Society with the State Disaster Management Authority and IIT Gandhinagar, the platform uses three decades of Budameru flood data and satellite terrain mapping to give rainfall forecasts 48 hours ahead