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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.
