DRDO to Establish Remote Avalanche Warning System at Zozi La Pass

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will set up a remote avalanche warning system at Zoji La Pass in Kashmir.

The system will consist of a network of infrasonic sensors, that are based on the detection of sound waves or stress vibrations which are below the audible limit of humans, along with associated data processing and transmitting paraphernalia, reported The Tribune quoting DRDO sources.

This avalanche warning network will be deployed along the Sonamarg–Zojila–Tangdhar axis to detect and monitor avalanche activities in the area which is prone to vagaries of nature.

As part of the project, the sensors will be installed at field locations along with data acquisition and processing units, real-time data transmitting modules that are compatible with GSM and satellite communication and solar power units.