What can help BMC anticipate waterlogging spots in Mumbai? It is data crowdsourced from citizens about real-time waterlogging reported across the city, as part of the Mumbai Flood Project.

The project is anchored by a team of students, faculty, and staff from the Centre for Climate Studies (CCS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, which is developing an experimental rainfall forecasting and flood monitoring system to “help Mumbai adapt to its persistent monsoon flooding,” in partnership with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), according to information from the civic body.

What is the project?