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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.

Today we met with Sonam Wangchuk sir (aka Phunsukh Wangdu in 3 idiots movie) in Leh and discuss about our research.

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.

Dr Varun Dutt, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, and Dr KV Uday, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering developed the device.

Landslides are the third biggest natural disasters in the world, with India experiencing the biggest bulk of them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IIT Mandi and District Disaster Management Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on landslide monitoring in the Mandi district.

IIT Mandi researchers have developed the device and it has been placed at DC's office as a pilot project to test effectiveness.

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.

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.

"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.