Red Atlas Action Plan Map for Flood Mitigation
Vice-President of India unveiled the ‘Red Atlas Action Plan Map,’ a first of its kind ready reckoner, prepared by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to aid Tamil Nadu government in effective flood mitigation in Chennai which witnessed the worst deluge in 2015.
Red Atlas Action Map
- The over 200-page atlas was prepared by the National Centre for Coastal Research, India Meteorological Department and National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting in association with TN State Disaster Management Authority and Greater Chennai Corporation.
- Both the atlas and the ‘Coastal Flood Warning System App (CFLOWS-Chennai)’, are intended as decision support systems ....
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