Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation installs flood sensors to assess water level during rainy season

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The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has installed flood sensors at different locations to alert the control room if the water reaches an alarming level during heavy rains.

The sensors installed at 10 locations are linked to the KDMC's Smart City Operation Centre, where the water levels are monitored round-the-clock.

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"Once the water level set specifically is reached, the centre gets an alert following which the KDMC's disaster management team can take action to alert citizens and work on other preventive measures as required," KDMC Commissioner Dr Vijay Suryavanshi said.

The Commissioner claimed that this new system installed for the first time in any civic limits to prevent a disaster and losses due to flooding.

(With inputs from PTI)