‘I-FLOWS’- A Flood Warning System

Current Context: A state of the art flood warning system called ‘I-FLOWS’ is launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

It is launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, Earth Science Dr, Harsh Vardhan Rathore along with CM of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray.
‘I-FLOWS’ is a state of the art Integrated Flood Warning System.
It is launched with an aim to alleviate and monitor the flood activities by providing early warning in the city during high rainfall and cyclone conditions.
It is developed by India Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Institute of Tropical Metrology (IITM) and Ministry of Earth Science.
The ‘I-FLOWS’ flood warning system provides estimates of flood situation up to 3 days in advance and also provides 3 hours to 6 hours nowcast describing immediate weather updates and in low lying areas forecasts upto12 hours in advance.
It is incorporated with 7 modules namely, Data assimilation module, flood module, inundation module, vulnerability module, risk module, dissemination module and decision support system module.
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CM of Maharashtra: ‎Uddhav Thackeray‎
Governor of Maharashtra: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries in Maharashtra: Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Chandoli National Park, Gugamal National Park, Navegaon National Park, Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Malvan Marine Sanctuary, Karnala Bird Sanctuary