C-FLOOD Platform – A Unified Inundation Forecasting System

Context: Union Minister Jal Shakti inaugurated the C-FLOOD Platform.

About C-FLOOD Platform- A Unified Inundation Forecasting System

• Developed By:
  • C-DAC Pune (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing)
  • Central Water Commission (CWC), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Executed under: National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), steered by:
  • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • Department of Science and Technology (DST)
• Aim: To improve flood forecasting, management, and disaster response across India.

Key Features of C-FLOOD

• Web-based platform providing 2-day advance flood forecasts.
• Offers flood inundation maps and water level predictions at the village level.
• Acts as a unified system, integrating flood modelling data from various national and regional agencies.
• Designed as a decision-support tool for disaster management authorities.

Geographical Coverage

• Currently operational in the Mahanadi, Godavari, and Tapi river basins.
• Plans to expand coverage to more river basins in future phases.

Technical Highlights

• Uses advanced 2D hydrodynamic modelling to simulate flood scenarios.
• Simulations for the Mahanadi Basin are run on High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure at C-DAC Pune.
• Outputs for Godavari and Tapi basins are developed by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the National Hydrology Project (NHP).

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