**Summary:**
The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the CFLOOD Unified Inundation Forecasting System, a web-based platform providing two-day advance inundation forecasts at the village level. CFLOOD integrates flood inundation output from advanced 2D hydrodynamic modelling, offering extent and depth information for unified inundation management. Initially, the system covers the Godavari, Tapi, and Mahanadi River Basins and supports Hindi, English, and Odia languages. The platform issues flood alerts based on inundation depth: Yellow (below 0.5m), Orange (below 1.5m), and Red (exceeding 1.5m). Forecast accuracy is enhanced using satellite and ground-based hydrological data. The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. Release ID: 2159056
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
CFLOOD UNIFIED INUNDATION FORECASTING SYSTEM: A web-based platform that provides two-day advance inundation forecasts.
Godavari River Basin: One of the river basins for which CFLOOD provides inundation forecasts.
Tapi River Basin: One of the river basins for which CFLOOD provides inundation forecasts.
Mahanadi River Basin: One of the river basins for which CFLOOD provides inundation forecasts.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY: THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI.
Delhi: The location where CFLOOD platform was launched/inaugurated, likely referring to the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
C-FLOOD UNIFIED INUNDATION FORECASTING
SYSTEM
Posted On: 21 AUG 2025 3:56PM by PIB Delhi
Government has launched/inaugurated a web-based C-Flood platform. It provides two days advance
inundation forecasts up to village level in the form of inundation maps and water level predictions. The salient
features of C-flood web-based platform are:
C-Flood integrates flood inundation output information derived from advanced 2D hydrodynamic
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modelling with extent and depth information.
It has been designed to serve as a unified inundation information system integrating flood
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modelling outputs from national and regional agencies for all river basins as per their respective
action plans. It covers inundation forecasts for the Godavari, Tapi and Mahanadi River Basins in
initial phase.
The web-portal supports three-language, namely, Hindi, English & Odia in initial phase.
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It includes inundation forecast for the next two days. It shows inundation information up to the
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village level.
It indicates three categories of Flood Alerts based on the inundation depth: Yellow Alert indicates
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inundation below 0.5m, an Orange Alert corresponds to depths below 1.5m, and a Red Alert
signifies inundation exceeding 1.5m.
To improve and access the forecast accuracy, satellite-based datasets and ground based
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hydrological observations are utilized.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN
CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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MAM/SMP/NM
(Lok Sabha US Q4741)
(Release ID: 2159056)