C-FLOOD App:
Union Jal Shakti Minister inaugurated C-FLOOD, India’s first unified web-based flood inundation forecasting platform.C-FLOOD is a web-based, real-time flood forecasting system that provides two-day advance inundation forecasts through flood maps and water level predictions.
- Developed By Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune
- Objective: To provide an integrated, high-resolution flood forecasting tool for early warning, disaster risk reduction, and local-level planning.
- Key Features:
- 2-Day Forecasts at Village Level: Delivers localized flood maps and water levels down to the gram panchayat level.
- Hydrodynamic Modelling: Uses advanced 2-D simulations powered by High Performance Computing (HPC) under NSM.
- Multi-Basin Coverage: Currently covers Mahanadi, Godavari, and Tapi basins, with more to be added.
- Real-Time Data Integration: Pulls forecast outputs from national and regional models into a unified decision-support portal.
- Disaster Portal Integration: Designed for integration with the National Disaster Management Emergency Response Portal (NDEM).
