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5 August 2022
IIT Mandi startup won entrepreneurship award for developing landslide monitoring system
Careers 360
About 40 IoT based LMS systems were deployed by the IIT Mandi startup in the Himalayas to alert and save people's lives by early warnings in places susceptible to landslides.

4 December 2022
Meeting with Sonam Wangchuk sir in Leh, India
Today we met with Sonam Wangchuk sir (aka Phunsukh Wangdu in 3 idiots movie) in Leh and discuss about our research.

3 December 2022
Deployment of the LMS in the extreme weather at Leh, India
We are going to deploy our technology (landslide monitoring) in the world heights pass Changla and Khardungla pass at 18000 ft and -30° temperature. It is the first kind of landslide monitoring station in the world which install at this height.

27 December 2021
PM Modi Reviews IIT Mandi’s Landslide Monitoring System During Himachal Pradesh Visit
NDTV
Dr Varun Dutt, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, and Dr KV Uday, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering developed the device.

26 October 2021
Researchers working on early landslide detection systems to reduce fatalities and damages
Economic Times
Landslides are the third biggest natural disasters in the world, with India experiencing the biggest bulk of them.
25 October 2021
Work on for early landslide warning system
The Hindu
Widespread devastation, numerous road crashes and deaths caused by landslides in several parts of the country throughout the year have turned the spotlight on the urgent need for its early detection or monitoring systems.
24 October 2021
Indian researchers working on early landslide detection systems to reduce fatalities, damage
India Today
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi claim to have developed the cheapest solution for landslide monitoring system across the globe. Several agencies are also carrying out studies to minimise landslide-induced accidents and provide solutions.

12 August 2021
IIT Mandi Built an Early Landslide Warning System & More Indian Cities Should Use It
The Professional Times
Dr Varun Dutt and Dr KV Uday from IIT Mandi have developed low-cost devices that could provide early warning before a landslide takes place.

29 July 2021
IIT Mandi Built an Early Landslide Warning System & More Indian Cities Should Use It
The Better India
Dr Varun Dutt and Dr KV Uday from IIT Mandi have developed low-cost devices that could provide early warning before a landslide takes place.

24 February 2021
IIT Mandi to deploy 20 Landslide Early Warning Systems in Himachal Pradesh
ABP Education
Mandi deputy commissioner Rugved Thakur signed an MoU with IIT Mandi director Ajit K. Chaturvedi in the presence of Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur.
23 December 2020
Mandi admin bags Skotch Award for developing landslide warning system
The Statesman
IIT Mandi and District Disaster Management Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on landslide monitoring in the Mandi district.

25 August 2020
Automatic thermal screening of visitors to Mandi DC office
The Statesman
IIT Mandi researchers have developed the device and it has been placed at DC's office as a pilot project to test effectiveness.

7 November 2019
The cheap sensor detecting landslides in India
BBC World
Landslides are common in rural and mountainous areas of India, especially after heavy rain. Scientists now say they have developed a low-cost technology for detecting them, using a motion sensor commonly found in smartphones.

13 August 2018
Low cost warning system: IIT Mandi incubator creates a device to sense landslides before they happen
Financial Express
The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has said it has developed a low-cost monitoring and warning system against landslides—a common occurrence in the Himalayan mountain belt. Claimed to sense landslides before they happen, it has been developed by Himachal Pradesh-based IIT Mandi’s Catalyst incubator.

31 July 2018
IIT Mandi develops low-cost landslide monitoring system that can save lives ahead of time
India Today
"The system can generate warnings both locally (via blinkers and hooter) and globally (via SMSes) if there are soil movements of different magnitudes in the vicinity of the deployed system," said Professor K V Uday, School of Engineering, IIT Mandi.
