J&K joining hands with UK Space Agency’s programme for ‘Impact Based Flood Forecasting
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 12(HS): In a significant move to put impact based flood forecasting mechanism in place, the Union Territory of J&K is joining hands with UK Space Agency’s programme for collaborative project on ‘Impact Based Flood Forecasting using Earth Observation (EO) based Information’.
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha termed the Impact-based forecasting as the next step of flood forecasting services. “Having impact-based forecasts of flood risk will be useful for efficient, effective contingency planning and swift evaluation of severity for necessary response”, the Lt Governor remarked. The Lt Governor observed that the international collaboration adds specific value in helping to analyse past flood events and identifying relationships between predicted floods and their impact. The mechanism will predict impacts to people, their houses, crops, livestock, and transport routes, thereby mitigating many of the challenges people face during flood events, he added. The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) is a new programme established by the UK Space Agency which supports collaborative projects between UK organisations and international partners. The project will be undertaken by HR Wallingford in collaboration with Oxford University, Sayers & Partners (SPL), and D-Orbit (UK).
