The Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) IT team is working on TMC's weather information page to inform residents about water logging-prone areas in the city. TMC will start real-time mapping of such spots, which will be done using a network of sensors, that will analyse the recorded rainfall, weather condition, tide timings and then predict the probable water logging sites.

On the concept

TMC officials have identified 40 water logging-prone spots this year. Speaking about how the new mapping feature will function, Sandip Malvi, deputy commissioner, PRO, TMC said, "Along with information about the next day's weather, people will simultaneously get an idea of five areas where they will face water logging in case of heavy rain. They could get the information on the same day as well. We are still working on the concept. If we can do this, all disaster management systems will be ready to tackle the [flood] situation in that particular area." TMC has approached an eco-city programmer for making the app and will allot them a budget of R50 lakh for the mapping. However, by the time the website goes live, monsoon will be nearing its end.