India, Jan. 31 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar to launch the pilot phase of the 'Rain-to-Resilience' system - a science-based initiative aimed at improving flood prediction and urban drainage planning.

The project, under the Airawat Research Foundation, is designed to create an integrated technological framework that enables advance flood forecasting, real-time monitoring and data-driven decision-making to curb waterlogging during monsoons, said officials.

Action plan

MCG commissioner Praveen Dahiya said the first phase of the project, scheduled for implementation within a year, will be led by IIT Gandhinagar's Machine Intelligence and Resilience (MI...