The Uttarakhand government plans to increase the number of earthquake warning sensors to 500 under the National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Programme (NERMP).
Currently, 169 sensors have been installed across the state, but 41 are non-functional due to power outages and technical issues.
A technical team from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee works to address these issues, and the government aims to install the additional sensors on a priority basis in major fault thrust zones and sensitive areas.
The project is estimated to incur ₹153.44 crore, with funding in a 90:10 ratio, and will involve geological surveys to finalise the exact locations of the sensors.
