Kerala to develop AI-based disaster warning system

Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Tuesday visited the flood affected areas in the district and said that the government is considering coming out with an effective disaster management and resilience system to predict sudden climate changes. 

The CM, speaking to reporters here, said that the help of experts and artifiicial intelligence will be utilised to build the system which will act as an early warning



mechanism.

He said that the system will be implemented as pilot project in Pathanamthitta district. Satheesan also claimed that desilting of many rivers in the state, including Pamba here, had not been carried out since 2019 and that is why their levels rose rapidly during the recent heavy rains.

He assured that urgent steps will be taken to desilt rivers across the state, with Pathanamthitta being given a priority.