Context:
Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C. R. Patil inaugurated C-FLOOD, a cutting-edge flood forecasting and dissemination system, on July 2, 2025, at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi. Developed collaboratively by C-DAC Pune, Central Water Commission (CWC), and NRSC, this initiative is a significant advancement in India’s disaster resilience framework.
Key Features of C-FLOOD
- What is C-FLOOD?
- A web-based Unified Inundation Forecasting System offering:
- 2-day advance flood forecasts
- Village-level flood inundation maps
- Water level predictions
- Technology Used:
- Powered by 2D hydrodynamic modelling
- Simulations run on High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
- Integrated with satellite-based outputs from NRSC under the National Hydrology Project (NHP)
- Coverage:
- Currently operational in:
- Mahanadi River Basin
- Godavari River Basin
- Tapi River Basin
Strategic Importance
- Disaster Preparedness:
- Supports National Disaster Management Emergency Response Portal (NDEM) with real-time flood forecasts
- Public Awareness:
- Ministry directed CWC and partner agencies to popularize the portal for wider public preparedness
- Accuracy Improvements:
- Use of satellite validation and ground-truthing to enhance forecast precision
