CWC Launches 'Floodwatch' App for Advanced Flood Forecasting

On 17th August, 2023, the Central Water Commission (CWC) launched the 'Floodwatch' app, providing flood forecasts a day in advance and seven-day advisories for flood risks at measurement gauges across India.

  • It can be downloaded from Google's Play Store and features a map of India with coloured circles representing flood risk at different water stations.
  • Green signifies 'normal' risk, yellow indicates 'above normal,' orange represents 'severe' and red signifies 'extreme.'
  • Users can click on circles to view current water levels, historical highs, danger levels, and warnings, available in English and Hindi.
  • Floodwatch utilizes advanced technologies like satellite data analysis, ....
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