The MoU signing ceremony between IIT Roorkee and the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), Taiwan took place on April 18, 2023. The agreement was signed by Prof. K.K. Pant (Director of IIT Roorkee) and Dr Hongey Chen (Director of the National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), Taiwan). Witnessed by Prof. Vimal Srivastava (Dean of International Relations Office), Prof. Akshay Dvivedi (Dean SRIC), and other faculty members of IIT Roorkee and NCDR, Taiwan.
The group discussed about the possibilities of research collaborations and long-lasting cooperation between NCDR and IIT Roorkee for the development of sustainable mitigation of natural hazards in the future. The researchers from IIT Roorkee and NCDR aim to co-establish an early warning sensor network equipped with P-Alert sensors at selected locations in Uttarakhand.