Lok Sabha Question No. 485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Flood Watch India App 2.0
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel, Shri P P Chaudhary, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 485

ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## FLOOD WATCH INDIA APP 2.0

485.

Shri P P Chaudhary

Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind

Smt. Smita Uday Wagh

Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi

Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

Smt. Aparajita Sarangi

Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  Flood  Watch  India  App  2.0  along  with  the  current  status  of  its functioning in the country;

(b) whether there is any significant increase in the number of stations covered since its initial launch and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  this  system  also  covers  flood  affected  Valsad  Parliamentary  Constituency  and  Himachal Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the app uses any advance technology to provide accurate flood forecast and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  The  aim of the Flood Watch India App is to provide near real time flood information available at the monitoring/Flood  Forecast  (FF)  stations  of  CWC  and  further disseminate  the  formulated  river forecast at FF stations of CWC to the general public and other government stakeholders to make timely decisions for disaster preparedness.

Its objectives are:

-  to provide information of current flood situation at monitoring/FF stations of CWC
-  to  disseminate  formulated  short  range  and  7-day  advisory  level  forecast for  FF stations  of CWC
-  to  provide  information  in  multiple  formats  (readable  and  audio)  and  languages  (Hindi  and English)
-  to provide information of storage positions of 150 major reservoirs with Pan-India coverage.

(b) The number of stations showing information of current flood condition has been increased from 200 to 592 since its initial launch. Further, this version also provides additional information regarding the storage positions of 150 major reservoirs in the country which shall help in better understanding of the possible flood situation in their downstream areas.

(c) CWC has one level flood forecast station at Vapi and one inflow forecast station for Madhuban dam in  Valsad  district  of  Gujarat  and  the  App  covers  only  the  level  forecast  station.  The  App  also shows information of twenty-seven flood monitoring stations in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Details of stations in Himachal Pradesh are provided in Annexure.

(d) The Flood Watch App is a visualization/dissemination tool that fetches current flood information & formulated forecast i.e. information predicted through  gauge-to-gauge correlation (short range) and mathematical modeling (7-day flood advisory). It is built for both Android and iOS users.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 485 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.11.2024 REGARDING 'FLOOD WATCH INDIA APP 2.0'.

## Flood monitoring stations in Himachal Pradesh

|   S.NO. | STATION                     | DISTRICT        | BASIN   | RIVER         |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------|---------|---------------|
|       1 | BAROT                       | MANDI           | INDUS   | UHL           |
|       2 | DADAHU/RENUKA               | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | GIRI          |
|       3 | GANGUWALA                   | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | BATA          |
|       4 | GAURA                       | SOLAN           | GANGA   | ASHANI        |
|       5 | GHALUWAL                    | UNA             | INDUS   | SWAN          |
|       6 | GHOUSHAL                    | LAHUL AND SPITI | INDUS   | CHANDRA       |
|       7 | GULLING                     | LAHUL AND SPITI | INDUS   | PIN           |
|       8 | HANSA                       | LAHUL AND SPITI | INDUS   | SPITI         |
|       9 | JATEON BARRAGE              | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | GIRI          |
|      10 | KHAB                        | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      11 | KHERI                       | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | GIRI          |
|      12 | MEENUS (KHAD)               | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | MEENUS        |
|      13 | MEENUS(TONS)                | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | TONS          |
|      14 | MIYAR NALLAH                | LAHUL AND SPITI | INDUS   | MIYAR NALLAH  |
|      15 | MOORANG                     | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      16 | NATHPA                      | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      17 | PANDOA                      | SHIMLA          | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      18 | PAONTA                      | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | YAMUNA        |
|      19 | POWARI (SHIFTED TO MOORANG) | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      20 | RAMPUR_1                    | SHIMLA          | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      21 | ROPA                        | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | ROPA KHAD     |
|      22 | SANGLA                      | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | BASPA         |
|      23 | SHALKHAR                    | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | SPITI         |
|      24 | TANDI                       | LAHUL AND SPITI | INDUS   | BHAGA         |
|      25 | TITANG                      | KINNAUR         | INDUS   | SATLUJ        |
|      26 | UDAIPUR                     | LAHUL AND SPITI | INDUS   | CHANDER BHAGA |
|      27 | YASHWANT NAGAR              | SIRMAUR         | GANGA   | GIRI          |

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