- FFGS is commissioned in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- The Flash Flood Guidance Service is an advanced and robust system which provides warnings about threats in advance 6 hours and warnings about risks in advance 24 hours.
- The warnings for flash floods are provided in advance at the watershed level with a resolution of 4kmX4km.
- This system was approved at 15th World Meteorological Congress.
- It is created by following two concepts namely, Flash Flood Guidance and Flash Flood Threat.
- Flash Flood Guidance refers to an index which indicates how much rainfall is required to overcome channel storage capacities and soil storage capacities which will cause minimum flood condition in a basin.
- Flash Flood Threat refers to an index that provides an indication of areas where flood occurs and immediate action is needed.
- Static Part:
- HQ of IMD: New Delhi
- GD of IMD: Dr M Mohapatra
Question:
a. India Meteorological Department
b. International Maritime Organisation
c. Indian Navy
d. World Meteorological Organisation
