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National, August 27th 2025: The National Landslide Forecasting Centre (NLFC), located at Geological Survey of India (GSI), Dharitri Campus, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, celebrated the first anniversary of its inception on 19 July 2025. For the GSI, it has been designed, developed & implemented by SCS Tech India Pvt. Ltd. as the system integrator. Inaugurated on 19 July 2024 by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, the NLFC is India’s first centralized hub dedicated to real-time landslide forecasting, early warning, and disaster risk mitigation.
Deployed & operationalized in record time, the NLFC has established itself as a critical national capability in its first year of operations. The platform integrates meteorological, satellite, terrain, and demographic data with advanced forecasting algorithms, GIS tools, and high-performance computing to deliver science-based advisories to government authorities and vulnerable communities.
“India has long needed a system capable of detecting landslide risks with accuracy and speed,” said Mr. Sujit Patel, CEO and MD of SCS Tech. “The NLFC brings together data, science, and technology in a way that strengthens preparedness on the ground. It equips district authorities, state agencies, and communities with the time and knowledge they need to respond effectively. Our partnership with GSI is not just about building a platform, but about shaping a long-term resilience framework for disaster preparedness of the nation.”
Since its launch, the NLFC has already begun issuing timely alerts in high-risk districts adjoining Darjeeling & Neelgiri hills, enabling preventive evacuations, protecting infrastructure, and saving lives during extreme rainfall events. Its automated dissemination channels – SMS, email, mobile apps, and web portals – ensure daily bulletins and urgent warnings reach disaster management bodies and vulnerable populations seamlessly.
“The National Landslide Forecasting Centre represents a milestone in India’s disaster preparedness,” added Mr. Dhiraj Udapure, VP Technology, SCS Tech. “By combining rainfall thresholds, terrain models, and vulnerability data into a single operational framework, the NLFC delivers real-time, actionable forecasts. This is a scientific achievement now put into practice – enabling safer planning, stronger infrastructure, and informed development in some of India’s most fragile regions.”
The NLFC also serves as a national repository of landslide inventories, susceptibility maps, and risk models, while providing research, training, and capacity-building support for disaster response agencies. It is a key pillar of GSI’s Vision-2030 plan to roll out Regional Landslide Early Warning Systems (LEWS) across all landslide-prone states and Union Territories by 2030.
