During the study it has been found that Jharkhand, being on a plateau and surrounded by water bodies or isolated tall trees in open fields, attract lightning, said weather scientist at Birsa Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University, Dr Abdul Wadood, who headed a project on identification of lightning sensitive areas in the state. Wadood believes that the most essential part is creating awareness in rural areas.
The project, taken up in 2008 following a lightning strike which killed students in a Namkom school, was monitored by Jharkhand . It was then that lightning sensors were installed at seven places for predicting possible lightning and issuing alerts.
Wadood also pointed out that loads of Minerals can play a role in attracting lightning but no specific study with hydrology or minerology in mind has been conducted yet.