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    Question

    Who developed the C-FLOOD, the Unified Inundation

    Forecasting System in India?
    A National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Central Water Commission (CWC) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • C-FLOOD is a web-based platform providing two-day advance flood inundation forecasts up to village level through flood maps and water level predictions. • It was collaboratively developed by C-DAC, Pune and the Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. • The system integrates flood modeling outputs from national and regional agencies and uses advanced 2-D hydrodynamic modeling, with high-performance computing infrastructure at C-DAC Pune. • The platform currently covers the Mahanadi, Godavari, and Tapi basins, with plans to expand to other river basins, enhancing India’s flood management and disaster response capabilities.

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