Why in News? 

Union Minister C.R. Patil inaugurated C-FLOOD, the country’s first integrated platform for flood forecasting.

About C-FLOOD 

C-FLOOD is a web-based flood forecasting platform developed by C-DAC, CWC, and NRSC. It offers two-day advance inundation forecasts at the village level, enhancing disaster preparedness and aiding timely evacuations in flood-prone areas. 

Features of C-FLOOD 

• Provides two-day advance flood forecasts down to the village level. 
• Shares information through flood maps and water level predictions. 
• Acts as a centralized platform, combining data from national and regional agencies. 
• Supports disaster management authorities in making informed decisions. 
• Uses 2-D hydrodynamic modelling to simulate flood situations. 
• Mahanadi basin simulations run on High Performance Computing (HPC) at C-DAC Pune. 
• Developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST). 

Present Coverage 

• Currently includes the Mahanadi, Godavari, and Tapi river basins. 
• More river systems will be added in upcoming phases.