Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Pune Citizens Use Phones to Map River Levels During Rainfall
In Pune, some people are using their phones to study how rivers change when it rains.
They take pictures and videos of the rivers, and upload them to an app called EpiCollect5.
This helps them understand how much the rivers rise when it rains a lot.
They want to learn about the rivers and help protect them.
The project, called Nadimitra, hopes to get more people involved in taking care of the rivers.
They also hope to learn more about the potential dangers of building too close to rivers, even with flood protection.
Environment-conscious Pune citizens are using a crowd-hydrology initiative to map river water levels during rainfall.
Volunteers use the EpiCollect5 app, a free tool, to upload photos and data of water levels at specific locations.
The initiative, called Nadimitra, aims to encourage citizen involvement in river-related studies.
The project focuses on the Mula, Mutha, and Mula-Mutha rivers in Pune.
Data collected will help analyze river behavior and draw attention to issues like the levee effect.
- Who
- Environment-conscious citizens and volunteers in Pune.
- What
- A citizen science project mapping river water levels during rainfall.
- When
- Started in July and ongoing with data collection during rain events.
- Where
- Pune, India, focusing on the Mula, Mutha, and Mula-Mutha rivers.
- Why
- To understand river behavior, encourage citizen involvement, and address issues like the levee effect.
Citizens' Perspective
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Community Engagement
Citizens' Perspective
Citizens are actively involved in monitoring and studying rivers to understand water levels.
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- Project Name
- Nadimitra Water Level
- App Used
- EpiCollect5
- Focus Areas
- Mula, Mutha, Mula-Mutha rivers
- Goal
- Encourage citizen science & river protection
- Key Issue
- Levee Effect/Safe Development Paradox