by Kassandra Buenafe, OfCom | Sep 11 2024
True to its commitment to being an academic institution that contributes to the betterment of the community, MSU-IIT has recently approved and shown funding support for an extension project titled, “Development and Installation of Mini-weather Stations in Various Barangays in Iligan City” which aims to build and install mini weather monitoring stations in the city’s barangays, which also includes a water level monitoring device.
Led by project leader and head of MSU-IIT’s Center for Mechatronics and Robotics, Dr. Carl John O. Salaan, this project addresses the susceptibility of the city to climate-change-induced disasters. The need to establish localized disaster monitoring systems at the barangay level gives a customized approach to delivering precise weather information to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. The said center in MSU-IIT will serve as the base station for the system.
Currently, mini weather monitoring devices are put out in three barangays– Upper Hinaplanon, Tibanga (inside the campus) and Rogongon, and a water-level monitoring device is placed at the Mandulog bridge.
This project approval is MSU-IIT’s contribution to enhancing the city's disaster preparedness and resilience.