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Government Inaugurates National Landslide Forecasting Centre

Government Inaugurates National Landslide Forecasting Centre:

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy Inaugurates National Landslide Forecasting Centre and Launches Bhusanket Web Portal & Bhooskhalan Mobile App

  • The National Landslide Forecasting Centre (NLFC) aims to mitigate landslide hazards in India. It provides early warning bulletins for landslide-prone states and plans to operationalize a nationwide Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) by 2030
  • Bhusanket Web Portal facilitates dissemination of information on landslide hazards and initiates short- and medium-range forecasting.
  • Bhooskhalan Mobile App provides quick daily landslide forecasts.
  • A landslide is “a movement of a mass of rock, earth or debris down a slope”.