Lok Sabha Question No. 643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Flood Warning Centres
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: KUNWAR SARVESH  KUMAR

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 643 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016

## FLOOD WARNING CENTRES

## 643. KUNWAR SARVESH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  early  flood  warning  centres  have  been  established  and  if  so, the details thereof and the names of the rivers included;
- (b)    whether remote sensing technology and Geological Information System (GIS) is being used for the purpose of flood management including early flood warning system and if so, the details thereof and the names of the rivers where such technology/system is being used;
- (c)    whether the real time data is received from the satellite regarding floodprone areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)    whether  the  Government  propose  to  get  the  help  of  United  States  of American  Flood  Monitoring  Organisations  for  availability  of  real  time data of floods through satellite and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) Yes  Madam.  The  list  of  flood  warning  centers  and  the  rivers  are included in Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes  Madam.  In  a  pilot  mode  mathematical  models  for  rainfall  runoff estimation (like MIKE-11 FF) are used for some of the sites in Damodar Basin, Godavari Basin, Mahanadi Basin & Chambal Basin.
- (c) Satellite  only  provides  real  time  Quantitative  Precipitation  Estimation (QPE)  and  no  advanced  information  on  flood  inundation  is  possible  to derive.  However,  after  the  flooding  is  reported, it is possible  to demarcate areas of inundation using satellite remote sensing data.

In  order  to  meet  specific  requirements  of  flood  forecasting,  which  is provided by central water commission, India Meteorological Department (IMD) operates Flood Meteorological Offices (FMOs) at thirteen locations  viz.,  Agra,  Ahmedabad,  Asansol,  Bhubaneshwar,  Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jalpaiguri, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Srinagar , Bangaluru and   Chennai.   Apart   from  this,  IMD  also  supports  Damodar  Valley

Corporation (DVC) by providing QPF for Damodar river basin areas for their flood forecasting activities. During the flood season, FMOs provide valuable  meteorological  support  to  the  Central  Water  Commission (CWC)  for  issuing  flood  warnings  in  respect  of  the  43  rivers  of  India covering 146 river basins. CWC is working in close association with IMD and  State  Governments  for  timely  flood  forecast  whenever  the  river water level rises above warning level.

To meet the requirement of State Governments, IMD Officers invariably attend all the meetings called by the State Governments for reviewing the preparedness on floods by various agencies.

- (d) No Madam.

## Annexure-I

|             | List of Flood Forecasting Stations of CWC   | List of Flood Forecasting Stations of CWC   | List of Flood Forecasting Stations of CWC   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.     | Name of the rivers                          | Name of Flood Forecast site                 | Name of state                               |
| 1           | 2                                           | 3                                           | 4                                           |
| Ganga Basin | Ganga Basin                                 | Ganga Basin                                 | Ganga Basin                                 |
| 1.          | Alaknanda                                   | Srinagar                                    | Uttaranchal                                 |
| 2.          | Ganga                                       | Rishikesh                                   | Uttaranchal                                 |
| 3.          | Ganga                                       | Haridwar                                    | Uttaranchal                                 |
| 4.          | Ganga                                       | Narora Barrage                              | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 5.          | Ganga                                       | Kannaouj                                    | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 6.          | Ganga                                       | Ankinghat                                   | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 7.          | Ganga                                       | Kanpur                                      | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 8.          | Ganga                                       | Dalmau                                      | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 9.          | Ganga                                       | Phaphamau                                   | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 10.         | Ganga                                       | Allahabad Chhatnag                          | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 11.         | Ganga                                       | Mirzapur                                    | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 12.         | Ganga                                       | Varanasi                                    | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 13.         | Ganga                                       | Ghazipur                                    | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 14.         | Ganga                                       | Buxar                                       | Bihar                                       |
| 15.         | Ganga                                       | Ballia                                      | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 16.         | Ganga                                       | Patna Dighaghat                             | Bihar                                       |
| 17.         | Ganga                                       | Patna Gandhighat                            | Bihar                                       |
| 18.         | Ganga                                       | Hathidah                                    | Bihar                                       |
| 19.         | Ganga                                       | Munger                                      | Bihar                                       |
| 20.         | Ganga                                       | Bhagalpur                                   | Bihar                                       |
| 21.         | Ganga                                       | Kahalgaon                                   | Bihar                                       |
| 22.         | Ganga                                       | Sahibgunj                                   | Jharkhand                                   |
| 23.         | Ganga                                       | Farakka                                     | West Bengal                                 |
| 24.         | Ramganga                                    | Moradabad                                   | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 25.         | Ramganga                                    | Bareilly                                    | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 26.         | Yamuna                                      | Tajewala Weir                               | Haryana                                     |
| 27.         | Yamuna                                      | Mawi                                        | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 28.         | Yamuna                                      | Delhi Rly Bridge                            | NCT Delhi                                   |
| 29.         | Yamuna                                      | Mathura                                     | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 30.         | Yamuna                                      | Agra                                        | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 31.         | Yamuna                                      | Etawa                                       | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 32.         | Yamuna                                      | Auraya                                      | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 33.         | Yamuna                                      | Kalpi                                       | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 34.         | Yamuna                                      | Hamirpur                                    | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 35.         | Yamuna                                      | Chilaghat                                   | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 36.         | Yamuna                                      | Naini                                       | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 37.         | Sahibi                                      | Dhansa                                      | NCT Delhi                                   |
| 38.         | Chambal                                     | Gandhisagar Dam                             | Madhya Pradesh                              |
| 39.         | Betwa                                       | Mohara                                      | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 40.         | Betwa                                       | Sahjina                                     | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 41.         | Ken                                         | Banda                                       | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 42.         | Gomati                                      | Lucknow Hanuman Setu                        | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 43.         | Gomati                                      | Jaunpur                                     | Uttar Pradesh                               |

| 44.               | SAI               | Raibareli               | Uttar Pradesh     |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
| 45.               | Ghaghra           | Elgin Bridge            | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 46.               | Ghaghra           | Ayodhya                 | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 47.               | Ghaghra           | Turtipar                | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 48.               | Ghaghra           | Darauli                 | Bihar             |
| 49.               | Ghaghra           | Gangpur Siswan          | Bihar             |
| 50.               | Ghaghra           | Chhapra                 | Bihar             |
| 51.               | Rapti             | Balrampur               | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 52.               | Rapti             | Bansi                   | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 53.               | Rapti             | Gorakpur Bridghat       | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 54.               | Sone              | Inderpuri               | Bihar             |
| 55.               | Sone              | Koelwar                 | Bihar             |
| 56.               | Sone              | Maner                   | Bihar             |
| 57.               | PunPun            | Sripalpur               | Bihar             |
| 58.               | Gandak            | Khadda                  | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 59.               | Gandak            | Chatia                  | Bihar             |
| 60.               | Gandak            | Rewaghat                | Bihar             |
| 61.               | Gandak            | Hazipur                 | Bihar             |
| 62.               | Burhi Gandak      | Lalbeghiaghat           | Bihar             |
| 63.               | Burhi Gandak      | Muzaffarpur Sikandarpur | Bihar             |
| 64.               | Burhi Gandak      | Samastipur              | Bihar             |
| 65.               | Burhi Gandak      | Rosera                  | Bihar             |
| 66.               | Burhi Gandak      | Khagaria                | Bihar             |
| 67.               | Bagmati           | Benibad                 | Bihar             |
| 68.               | Bagmati           | Hayaghat                | Bihar             |
| 69.               | Adhwara Group     | Kamtaul                 | Bihar             |
| 70.               | Adhwara Group     | Ekmighat                | Bihar             |
| 71.               | Kamla Balan       | Jhanjharpur             | Bihar             |
| 72.               | Kosi              | Basura                  | Bihar             |
| 73.               | Kosi              | Baltara                 | Bihar             |
| 74.               | Kosi              | Kursela                 | Bihar             |
| 75.               | Mahnanda          | Dhengraghat             | Bihar             |
| 76.               | Mahnanda          | Jhawa                   | Bihar             |
| 77.               | Mayurakshi        | Massanjore Dam          | Jharkhand         |
| 78.               | Mayurakshi        | Tilpara Barrage         | West Bengal       |
| 79.               | Mayurakshi        | Narayanpur              | West Bengal       |
| 80.               | Ajoy              | Gheropara               | West Bengal       |
| 81.               | Damodar           | Tenughat Dam            | Jharkhand         |
| 82.               | Damodar           | Panchet Dam             | Jharkhand         |
| 83.               | Damodar           | Durgapur Barrage        | West Bengal       |
| 84.               | Barakar           | Maithon Dam             | Jharkhand         |
| 85.               | Mundeshwari       | Kangsabati Dam          | West Bengal       |
| 86.               | Kangsabati        | Kangsabati Dam          | West Bengal       |
| 87.               | Kangsabati        | Mohanpur                | West Bengal       |
| Brahmaputra Basin | Brahmaputra Basin | Brahmaputra Basin       | Brahmaputra Basin |

| 89.                                 | Brahmaputra                         | Neamatighat                         | Assam                               |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 90.                                 | Brahmaputra                         | Tezpur                              | Assam                               |
| 91.                                 | Brahmaputra                         | Guwahati                            | Assam                               |
| 92.                                 | Brahmaputra                         | Goalpara                            | Assam                               |
| 93.                                 | Brahmaputra                         | Dhubri                              | Assam                               |
| 94.                                 | Burhidihing                         | Naharkatia                          | Assam                               |
| 95.                                 | Burhidihing                         | Khowang                             | Assam                               |
| 96.                                 | Desang                              | Naglamoraghat                       | Assam                               |
| 97.                                 | Dikhow                              | Shivsagar                           | Assam                               |
| 98.                                 | Subansiri                           | Badatighat                          | Assam                               |
| 99.                                 | Dhansiri (S)                        | Golaghat                            | Assam                               |
| 100.                                | Dhansiri (S)                        | Numaligarh                          | Assam                               |
| 101.                                | Jaibharali                          | Jiabharali_NTX                      | Assam                               |
| 102.                                | Kopilli                             | Kampur                              | Assam                               |
| 103.                                | Kopilli                             | Dharmatul                           | Assam                               |
| 104.                                | Puthimari                           | Puthimari_NHX                       | Assam                               |
| 105.                                | Pagladiya                           | Pagladia_NTX                        | Assam                               |
| 106.                                | Beki                                | Beki NHX                            | Assam                               |
| 107.                                | Manas                               | Manas NHX                           | Assam                               |
| 108.                                | Sankosh                             | Golakganj                           | Assam                               |
| 109.                                | Raidak-I                            | Tufanganj                           | West Bengal                         |
| 110.                                | Torsa                               | Ghughumari                          | West Bengal                         |
| 111.                                | Jaldhaka                            | NH-31                               | West Bengal                         |
| 112.                                | Jaldhaka                            | Mathabhanga                         | West Bengal                         |
| 113.                                | Tista                               | Domohani                            | West Bengal                         |
| 114.                                | Tista                               | Mekhliganj                          | West Bengal                         |
| Barak & Meghna Basins               | Barak & Meghna Basins               | Barak & Meghna Basins               | Barak & Meghna Basins               |
| 115.                                | Barak                               | APGhat                              | Assam                               |
| 116.                                | Katakhal                            | Matizuri                            | Assam                               |
| 117.                                | Kushiyara                           | Karimganj                           | Assam                               |
| 118.                                | Manu                                | Kailashar                           | Tripura                             |
| 119.                                | Gumti                               | Sonamura                            | Tripura                             |
| Eastern Rivers (Excluding Mahanadi) | Eastern Rivers (Excluding Mahanadi) | Eastern Rivers (Excluding Mahanadi) | Eastern Rivers (Excluding Mahanadi) |
| 120.                                | Subernarekna                        | Rajghat                             | Orissa                              |
| 121.                                | Burhabalang                         | NH_5_Road Bridge                    | Orissa                              |
| 122.                                | Baitarni                            | Anandpur                            | Orissa                              |
| 123.                                | Baitarni                            | Akhuapada                           | Orissa                              |
| 124.                                | Brahmani                            | Jenapur                             | Orissa                              |
| 125.                                | Rushikuluya                         | Purushottampur                      | Orissa                              |
| 126.                                | Vamsadhara                          | Gunupur                             | Orissa                              |
| 127.                                | Vamsadhara                          | Kashinagar                          | Orissa                              |
| 128.                                | Vamsadhara                          | Gotta Barrage                       | Andhra Pradesh                      |
| Mahanadi Basin                      | Mahanadi Basin                      | Mahanadi Basin                      | Mahanadi Basin                      |
| 129.                                | Mahanadi                            | Hirakud Dam                         | Orissa                              |
| 130.                                | Mahanadi                            | Naraj                               | Orissa                              |

| 131.                   | Mahanadi               | Alipingal Devi            | Orissa                 |
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 132.                   | Mahanadi               | Nimapara                  | Orissa                 |
| Godavari Basin         | Godavari Basin         | Godavari Basin            | Godavari Basin         |
| 133.                   | Godavari               | Kopergaon                 | Maharashtra            |
| 134.                   | Godavari               | Jaikwadi dam              | Maharashtra            |
| 135.                   | Godavari               | Gangakhed                 | Maharashtra            |
| 136.                   | Godavari               | Nanded                    | Maharashtra            |
| 137.                   | Godavari               | Sriram sagar              | Telangana              |
| 138.                   | Godavari               | Kaleswaram                | Telangana              |
| 139.                   | Godavari               | Eturunagaram              | Telangana              |
| 140.                   | Godavari               | Dummagudam                | Telangana              |
| 141.                   | Godavari               | Bhadrachalam              | Telangana              |
| 142.                   | Godavari               | Kunavaram                 | Andhra Pradesh         |
| 143.                   | Godavari               | Rajamundry                | Andhra Pradesh         |
| 144.                   | Godavari               | Dowalaoswaram             | Andhra Pradesh         |
| 145.                   | Wardha                 | Balharsha                 | Maharashtra            |
| 146.                   | Wainganga              | Bhandra                   | Maharashra             |
| 147.                   | Waiganga               | Pauni                     | Maharashtra            |
| 148.                   | Manjira                | Singur Dam                | Telangana              |
| 149.                   | Manjira                | Nizamsagar Dam            | Telangana              |
| 150.                   | Indravati              | Jagdalpur                 | Chattisgarah           |
| Krishna Basin          | Krishna Basin          | Krishna Basin             | Krishna Basin          |
| 151.                   | Krishna                | Arjunward                 | Maharasthra            |
| 152.                   | Krishna                | Alamati Dam               | Karnataka              |
| 153.                   | Krishna                | Narayanpur Dam            | Karnataka              |
| 154.                   | Krishna                | Priyadarshini             | Telangana              |
| 155.                   | Krishna                | Srisailam Dam             | Andhra Pradesh         |
| 156.                   | Krishna                | Prakasham Barrage         | Andhra pradesh         |
| 157.                   | Bhima                  | Deongaon                  | Karnataka              |
| 158.                   | Tungabhadra            | Tungabhadra Dam           | Karnataka              |
| 159.                   | Tungabhadra            | Mantralayam               | AndhraPradesh          |
| Southern River System: | Southern River System: | Southern River System:    | Southern River System: |
| 160.                   | Pennar                 | Nellore                   | Andhra Pradesh         |
| Western River systems: | Western River systems: | Western River systems:    | Western River systems: |
| 161.                   | Banas                  | Dantiwada dam             | Gujarat                |
| 162.                   | Sabarmati              | Dharoi Dam                | Gujarat                |
| 163.                   | Sabarmati              | Ahmedabad Shubhash Bridge | Gujarat                |
| 164.                   | Mahi                   | Kadana dam                | Gujarat                |
| 165.                   | Mahi                   | Wanakbori                 | Gujarat                |
| 166.                   | Naramada               | Mandala                   | Madhya pradesh         |
| 167.                   | Narmada                | Hoshangabad               | Madhya pradesh         |
| 168.                   | Narmada                | Garudeswar                | Gujarat                |
| 169.                   | Narmada                | Bharuch                   | Gujarat                |
| 170.                   | Tapi                   | Hatnur Dam                | Maharashtra            |
| 171.                   | Tapi                   | Ukai dam                  | Gujarat                |
| 172.                   | Tapi                   | Surat                     | Gujarat                |
| 173.                   | Damanganga             | Madhuban Dam              | Gujarat                |
| 174.                   | Damanganga             | Vapi Town                 | Gujarat Dadra & Nagar  |
| 175.                   | Damanganga             | Daman                     | haveli.                |