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Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C. R. Patil, inaugurated C-FLOOD, a Unified Inundation Forecasting System.
- C-FLOOD – It is a web-based flood forecasting platform that provides.
- Two-days advance inundation forecasts
- Village-level flood inundation maps
- Water level predictions
- It integrates flood modelling outputs from both national and regional agencies to act as a comprehensive decision-support tool for disaster management authorities.
- Development – The system was developed collaboratively by,
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune,
- Central Water Commission (CWC), and
- National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).
- Project execution – The project is executed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) and jointly steered by,
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Technical Features of C-FLOOD – It uses advanced 2-D hydrodynamic modelling to simulate flood scenarios.
- Runs simulations for Mahanadi Basin using High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure at C-DAC Pune.
- Integrates flood forecasting outputs for Godavari and Tapi Basins, developed by NRSC under the National Hydrology Project (NHP).
- Future plans include expanding coverage to all major river basins across India.
Significance and Benefits
- It enhances flood preparedness by providing early warning at a local (village) level.
- It improves decision-making for disaster response authorities.
- It supports integration of forecasts into the National Disaster Management Emergency Response Portal (NDEM).
- It promotes public awareness and proactive disaster management.
- It helps in planning inundation studies for all river basins to mitigate flood risks.
Reference
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