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Protecting Uttarakhand
from Multi-Hazard Disasters

AI-powered geospatial intelligence that predicts landslides, floods, wildfires, and drought — giving communities, responders, and administrators the time to act.

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UttaraRaksha aims to close
How It Works

From data to action in minutes

Four-stage pipeline processing satellite feeds, sensor data, and community reports into life-saving alerts.

1

Detect

ISRO, IMD, MODIS satellites + IoT ground sensors feed real-time data across 13 districts

RF LSTM XGBoost
2

Analyze

ML models (Random Forest, LSTM, XGBoost) analyze patterns across 15+ years of historical data

SMS Push Siren FM
3

Alert

Multi-channel alerts: push notifications, SMS, FM radio, siren integration for zero-connectivity zones

4

Respond

Coordinated SDRF/NDRF dispatch, shelter management, evacuation route optimization

Four Hazard Intelligence Layers

One platform,
every threat covered

Real-time monitoring, historical analysis, and AI prediction for Uttarakhand's four most devastating natural hazards.

Landslide

Slope stability analysis using InSAR, rainfall correlation, and seismic triggers. ML predictions with Random Forest models.

Zones: 2,680+
Accuracy: 89%

Flood

River gauge monitoring, LSTM-based discharge prediction, glacial lake outburst (GLOF) tracking, and inundation mapping.

Basins: 14
Gauges: 48

Wildfire

MODIS/VIIRS hotspot detection, fuel moisture indices, and XGBoost fire spread modeling. Real-time Forest Department alerts.

Coverage: 38K km²
Detect: <4h

Drought

NDVI vegetation monitoring, SPI rainfall anomaly tracking, groundwater decline analysis, and crop stress early warnings.

Blocks: 95
Updates: Weekly
Live Intelligence Dashboard

See every threat.
Act before impact.

A unified command center for district magistrates, SDRF teams, and community responders with real-time hazard overlays on an interactive map.

uttaraRaksha.app — Multi-Hazard Dashboard
Hazard Layers
Landslide — ON
Flood — ON
Wildfire — ON
Drought — OFF
Risk Index
Chamoli
Rudraprayag
Pithoragarh
Tehri
Uttarakhand • 13 Districts • Real-time
Live Alerts
CRITICAL
Heavy rain Chamoli
WARNING
Fire spots Pauri Garhwal
INFO
Gauge rise Rishikesh
RESOLVED
NH-7 debris cleared
Response Time
Built for the Mountains

Features that save lives

Offline-First Design

Works without internet in remote valleys. Pre-cached tiles, local SQLite, delta sync when connectivity returns. Critical for Char Dham corridor.

AI Prediction Engine

Random Forest for landslides, LSTM for floods, XGBoost for fire spread. Trained on 15+ years of Uttarakhand disaster data from ISRO/NRSC.

Multi-Channel Alerts

Push notifications, SMS via bulk gateway, sirens integration, FM radio API. Reaches communities even in zero-connectivity zones.

Community Reporting

Citizens report cracks, water level changes, smoke sightings. Photos with GPS. Ground-truth data feeds into the ML models.

Coordination Hub

Task assignment for SDRF/NDRF teams. Shelter management. Evacuation route optimization. Real-time team GPS tracking.

Open Data Standards

Built on GeoJSON, WMS/WMTS, CAP (Common Alerting Protocol). Integrates with IMD, CWC, ISRO APIs. No vendor lock-in.

Why This Matters

Uttarakhand's recent disasters

Each of these could have had fewer casualties with better early warning and coordination.

Chamoli Flash Flood

7 February 2021

Glacial collapse in Nanda Devi triggered a massive debris flow down the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga valleys, destroying two hydropower projects.

204 lives lost
2 dams destroyed
₹1,500 Cr damage

Joshimath Subsidence

January 2023 — ongoing

Entire town sinking due to land subsidence. 868+ buildings cracked. 4,500+ residents at risk. InSAR data showed movement months before the crisis became visible.

868 buildings cracked
4,500+ at risk
Ongoing monitoring

Pauri Garhwal Forest Fires

April 2024

Massive wildfire season burned 1,800+ hectares of forest. Pine needle buildup + delayed monsoon. Smoke affected air quality across 5 districts.

1,800+ hectares burned
5 districts affected
14 days to contain

Kumaon Drought

2022 — 2023

Severe rainfall deficit in Kumaon division. Springs dried up across 400+ villages. Agricultural losses exceeded ₹800 Cr. Drinking water crisis in Almora and Bageshwar.

400+ villages affected
₹800 Cr crop loss
30% rainfall deficit
Technology Stack

Built with production-grade technology

All-Rust backend for reliability and performance. Flutter for cross-platform reach. PostGIS for geospatial intelligence.

Rust / Axum
Flutter
PostgreSQL + PostGIS
SQLite (offline)
Leaflet.js
ISRO / NRSC
IMD / CWC Data
InSAR / MODIS
Development Roadmap

From MVP to national platform

Phase 1 — MVP (Weeks 1-14)
Core Platform + 4 Hazard Layers
Offline maps, real-time alerts, community reporting, OTP auth, delta sync. Pilot with Uttarakhand SDMA in Chamoli district.
Phase 2 — Intelligence (Weeks 15-22)
Real-time Satellite + Push Alerts
Live MODIS/VIIRS hotspots, IMD weather integration, push notification engine, NDRF team GPS tracking.
Phase 3 — AI Prediction (Weeks 23-32)
ML Models + Forecasting
Random Forest landslide prediction, LSTM flood discharge forecasting, XGBoost fire spread modeling. 15+ years of training data.
Phase 4 — Coordination (Weeks 33-42)
Response Hub + Evacuation
Task management for SDRF/NDRF. Shelter capacity tracking. Evacuation route optimization. SOS panic button.
Phase 5+ — Scale
Multi-State + National Platform
Expand to Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, J&K. IoT sensor mesh. Drone integration. 3D terrain visualization.
Projected Impact

The difference early warning makes

72h
3x faster
Earlier warning for flood events
vs current 24h national average
3x improvement in response time
60%
reduction
Reduction in response time
with coordinated dispatch
SDRF + NDRF + District Admin
10M+
residents
Uttarakhand residents protected
across 13 districts
Every village, every valley
Live Demo

Experience the full platform

See the multi-hazard intelligence dashboard in action with real Uttarakhand geospatial data.

uttaraRaksha.app/dashboard

Experience the Full Platform

Interactive multi-hazard map with real-time data layers, risk indices, and alert history

Ready to build resilient Uttarakhand?

We are looking for government partners, disaster management agencies, research institutions, and NGOs to pilot UttaraRaksha.

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