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Red Atlas and CFLOWS-Chennai – Early Flood Warning

November 3 , 2019 1829 days 1807 0
  • The Vice President of India has recently launched the ‘Red Atlas Action Plan Map’ and Coastal Flood Warning System App (CFLOWS-Chennai) in Chennai.
  • Red Atlas is 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.
  • The atlas, with probable scenarios for different rainfall periods, aims at flood mitigation, preparedness, operations and management aspects.
  • The CFLOWS-Chennai is a complete web GIS-based decision support system that can be used both for mitigation planning operations before flooding and in real-time for aspects like relief work.

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