**Summary:**
On July 2, 2025, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C. R. Patil, inaugurated CFLOOD, a Unified Inundation Forecasting System. Developed through a collaborative effort by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune, and the Central Water Commission (CWC), Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, CFLOOD is a web-based platform providing two-day advance inundation forecasts at the village level. These forecasts are presented as flood inundation maps and water level predictions.
CFLOOD integrates flood modeling outputs from national and regional agencies, functioning as a comprehensive decision support tool for disaster management authorities. Currently, the system covers the Mahanadi, Godavari, and Tapi river basins, with plans for future expansion to include additional river basins. The platform utilizes advanced 2D hydrodynamic modeling to simulate flood scenarios. Simulations for the Mahanadi Basin are run on High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at CDAC Pune. Outputs for the Godavari and Tapi Basins, developed by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the National Hydrology Project (NHP), are also integrated. The NSM is jointly steered by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
During the inauguration held at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi, the Union Minister directed CWC and concerned agencies to widely promote the CFLOOD portal, enhance public awareness and preparedness, and develop a comprehensive plan for inundation studies covering all river basins. He also instructed that inundation forecasts be promptly integrated into the National Disaster Management Emergency Response Portal (NDEM). Agencies were tasked with improving forecast accuracy through satellite validation and groundtruthing. CWC was directed to coordinate with CDAC, NRSC, and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and continuous enhancement of the forecasting system. The Union Minister commended the collaborative efforts of CWC, CDAC, and NRSC.
Director Dhanya Sanal K released the information.
Key Entities Referenced
CFLOOD: A Unified Inundation Forecasting System, a web-based platform providing advance inundation forecasts.
Shri C R Patil: Union Minister of Jal Shakti.
Central Water Commission CWC: An organisation involved in the development and operationalization of CFLOOD.
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing CDAC, Pune: An organisation that collaboratively developed CFLOOD and provides High Performance Computing infrastructure for flood simulations.
National Remote Sensing Centre NRSC: An organisation involved in developing flood forecasting for Godavari and Tapi Basins under the National Hydrology Project NHP.
National Supercomputing Mission NSM: An initiative jointly steered by MeitY and DST, under which the CFLOOD project is executed.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY: One of the ministries steering the National Supercomputing Mission.
Department of Science and Technology DST: One of the departments steering the National Supercomputing Mission.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C R Patil
inaugurates C-FLOOD, a Unified Inundation
Forecasting System
C-FLOOD is a web-based platform that provides two-
days advance inundation forecasts up to village level
in the form of flood inundation maps and water level
predictions
Shri C R Patil appreciated the collaborative efforts of
CWC, C-DAC, and NRSC in operationalising this
state-of-the-art flood forecasting dissemination
system
The project marks a transformative step towards
strengthening India’s flood management and disaster
response framework
This initiative executed under the National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM) jointly steered by
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology
(DST)
Posted On: 02 JUL 2025 6:13PM by PIB DelhiInauguration of unified Flood inundation Model (FIM) Dissemination portal by Union Minister, Jal Shakti
The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C. R. Patil inaugurated C-FLOOD, a Unified Inundation Forecasting
System collaboratively developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune
and Central Water Commission (CWC), Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti on today. The inauguration ceremony was held at
Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi in the presence of senior officers from Department of Water Resources,
River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST).
This initiative, executed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) jointly steered by Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), marks a
transformative step towards strengthening India’s flood management and disaster response framework.
C-FLOOD is a web-based platform that provides two-days advance inundation forecasts up to village level inthe form of flood inundation maps and water level predictions. The platform will act as a unified system
integrating flood modelling outputs from national and regional agencies, offering a comprehensive decision-
support tool for disaster management authorities. At present, the system covers the Mahanadi, Godavari, and
Tapi river basins, with more river basins to be incorporated in the future.
The C-FLOOD platform uses advanced 2-D hydrodynamic modelling to simulate flood scenarios. The
simulations for Mahanadi Basin are run on High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure under NSM at
C-DAC Pune, with integration of outputs for Godavari and Tapi Basins, which have been developed by
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the National Hydrology Project (NHP).
On this occasion, the Union Minister directed CWC and concerned agencies to widely popularize the C-
FLOOD portal to enhance public awareness and preparedness, and to prepare a comprehensive plan for
inundation studies covering all river basins. Inundation forecasts must be promptly integrated into the
National Disaster Management Emergency Response Portal (NDEM). Agencies were instructed to improve
forecast accuracy through satellite validation and ground-truthing, etc. Additionally, CWC was directed to
coordinate closely with C-DAC, NRSC, and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and
continuous enhancement of the forecasting system.At last, the Union Minister appreciated the collaborative efforts of CWC, C-DAC, and NRSC in
operationalising this state-of-the-art flood forecasting dissemination system, reiterating the Government’s
commitment towards proactive disaster preparedness and management.
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Dhanya Sanal K
Director
(Release ID: 2141608)