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Bengaluru has been reeling under an intense water disaster for weeks, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announcing the tech city modified into as soon as going thru a shortage of 500 million litres of water on every day foundation.
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has launched that this is able to per chance harness a man-made intelligence (AI-primarily based totally) groundwater monitoring machine to address the water disaster in the city.
The machine has been developed in collaboration with scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and Karnataka Groundwater Authority. The purpose of the fresh machine is to higher monitor and arrange the groundwater ranges in the city.
In a assertion, the chairman of the BWSSB highlighted how the fresh machine may per chance presumably point to to be a sport-changer.
“Low groundwater ranges are a vital contributor to water shortage in Bengaluru. Gentle monitoring methods bear barriers in providing valid-time, correct facts. The AI-primarily based totally machine will address these challenges effectively,” talked about V Ram Prasath Manohar as quoted by the Times of India.
He added that a trusty ‘groundwater job force’ may per chance presumably be fashioned all the intention thru the board, that may per chance use developed expertise to monitor groundwater ranges. The crew will be made up of experts from IISc, CGWB, and Karnataka Groundwater Authority.
Due to the the AI-pushed machine, the crew may per chance presumably be ready to monitor valid-time facts, making it more straightforward for them to attain required analyses. The machine will moreover checklist and present comprehensive insights into groundwater availability and traits.
“The involvement of IISc scientists ensures now we bear fetch entry to to cutting-edge expertise for correct groundwater monitoring,” added Manohar.
“We’ll be ready to identify areas with rising groundwater ranges and put into effect acceptable measures to mitigate water shortage,” he added.
Bengaluru has been reeling under an intense water disaster for weeks, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announcing the tech city modified into as soon as going thru a shortage of 500 million litres of water on every day foundation.
Remaining yr’s monsoon season, accountable for many of the annual rainfall that the sing receives, turned out to be weaker, 18 per cent under normal. Many of the reservoirs in the sing are recharged at some stage in this interval perfect, nonetheless the weaker monsoon season made the water stress inevitable.
(With inputs from agencies)
Vikrant Singh
Geopolitical author at WION, follows Indian international protection and world politics, a truth seeker.
