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  • Central Water Fee launches ‘FloodWatch’ cell app to forecast flood

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    NEW DELHI: The Central Water Fee has introduced its in-house evolved cell utility, “FloodWatch” to forecast flood eventualities for the following seven days on a real-time foundation. The Chairman of the Central Water Fee Kushvinder Vohra introduced the app in New Delhi on Thursday.

    Chairman of Central Water Fee Kushvinder Vohra launches Cellular App ‘Floodwatch’ to supply real-time flood forecasts to public the use of interactive maps percent.twitter.com/jlh2SATBud

    — PIB India (@PIB_India) August 17, 2023

    With this app, customers can get right of entry to very important data in regards to the flood scenario around the nation. The user-friendly interface will make it simple for someone to stick knowledgeable and minimise possibility right through flood occasions.

    Alternatively, the applying will make forecasts in accordance with simplest 328 flood tracking issues out of 1543 which might be unfold around the 24 river basins. The flood tracking issues are the place water ranges of rivers, reservoirs, and canals are gauged hourly.

    “We can come with as many flood tracking issues through this 12 months’s finish. The app goals to make use of the most typical platform as of late i.e. cellphones to disseminate data associated with the flood scenario and forecasts as much as 7 days on a real-time foundation,” says the ex-officio Secretary to the Govt of India.

    Those information assist in making knowledgeable selections about water allocation and forecasting flood and drought dangers. The bilingual app is to be had for obtain on Android units, offering fashionable accessibility to customers globally.

    He additional stated the present tracking issues are decided on in session with state governments, which might be most commonly positioned round human settlements. In its presentation, the reputable stated the app makes use of complicated applied sciences equivalent to satellite tv for pc information research, mathematical modelling, and real-time tracking to ship correct and well timed flood forecasts.

    India’s flood scenario tracking machine has been in query for a very long time. There are round 400 rivers and 7 primary river methods which might be greater than 2 lakh km in duration. However the flood tracking issues are too low to provide a real image of situational overview.

    “Delhi floods are a living proof,” says a senior reputable. “We couldn’t assess it well timed and forecasted” he added.  

    The Yamuna River within the nationwide capital reached the staggering 208.62-meter mark, breaking the 45-year-old document of 207.49 meters through a large margin. It flooded the low-lying spaces alongside the river and water logged within the middle of the town throwing day by day existence into disarray.

    Vohra briefed the media that the cell utility would cope with the space within the present forecasting of flood eventualities within the nation.
     

    NEW DELHI: The Central Water Fee has introduced its in-house evolved cell utility, “FloodWatch” to forecast flood eventualities for the following seven days on a real-time foundation. The Chairman of the Central Water Fee Kushvinder Vohra introduced the app in New Delhi on Thursday.

    Chairman of Central Water Fee Kushvinder Vohra launches Cellular App ‘Floodwatch’ to supply real-time flood forecasts to public the use of interactive maps

  • Water ranges on the upward push in Himachal dams as flash floods ravage North India

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    CHANDIGARH/DEHRADUN:  Because the gushing waters from rivers, drains and barrages batter the north-western belt of the rustic, the Central Water Fee (CWC) on July 13 published that the water ranges within the Bhakra, Pong and Kol dams in Himachal Pradesh are nearly double than the traditional for this time of the 12 months. The mixed garage of those 3 dams is 97 in keeping with cent above the remaining 10-year moderate.

    The water stage in Thein Dam in Punjab, too, is 64 in keeping with cent greater than the decade-long moderate. No less than 108 individuals have died, an equivalent selection of other folks injured and no less than a dozen are lacking because of rain-related incidents and street injuries because the onset of monsoon on June 24 until July 13.

    The our bodies of other folks killed in flash floods are being recovered in Kullu and Mandi districts. To this point 53 landslides and 22 flashfloods have hit the state, as in keeping with the knowledge launched as of late night time through the Himachal emergency operations centre. The state is more likely to get heavy rain at remoted puts until July 18 and the MeT place of business has issued a yellow alert.

    The CWC knowledge says the overall mixed capability of the Bhakra, Pong and Kol dams is 12.475 billion cubic metres (BCM) and at the moment the garage is 7.606 BCM. Remaining 12 months right now it was once 2.265 BCM and the common garage has been 3.855 BCM.

    Whilst the day past the water stage at Bhakra was once 497.18 meters towards the reservoir stage of 512.06 meters. Thus the reservoir of the dam is stuffed as much as 56 in keeping with cent of its general capability this 12 months in comparison to 21 in keeping with cent on the identical time remaining 12 months. The common of the remaining 10 years is 37 in keeping with cent.

    The image is not any other on the Pong dam because the water stage on the dam was once 416.22 m the day past towards the overall stage of 423.67 meters, thus 67 in keeping with cent of the dam is complete in comparison to 15 in keeping with cent on the identical time remaining 12 months.

    Assets mentioned because of heavy rains within the catchment spaces of those dams, the influx into those dams were extremely prime since remaining week. The government had made up our minds to not free up extra water from those dams as already there’s a heavy water inflow in rivers and streams downstream and lots of spaces are flooded.

    The Bhakra Beas Control Board is tracking the placement and a choice to free up further water from those dams could be taken in session with the spouse states relying at the stage of inflows and the call for for water, mentioned resources. The Himachal police are actually specializing in inaccessible spaces and coffee cell connectivity to track stranded individuals. “Rescue operation is on,’’ mentioned officiating DGP Satwant Atwal.

    Inflows into dams because of rain in catchments

    The CWC knowledge says the overall mixed capability of the Bhakra, Pong and Kol dams is 12.475 billion cubic metres (BCM). At the moment, the garage is 7.606 BCM. Remaining 12 months right now, it was once 2.265 BCM and the common garage was once 3.855 BCM.

    Standing of dams

    On Thursday, water stage at Bhakra was once 497.18 metres towards reservoir stage of 512.06 metres
    How a lot it’s complete: Dam reservoir is stuffed as much as 56 in keeping with cent of its general capability
    How was once it remaining 12 months: 21 in keeping with cent on the identical time. Moderate for remaining 10 years is 37 in keeping with cent
    The image is not any other on the Pong dam because the water stage on the dam was once 416.22 m on Thursday towards the overall stage of 423.67 metres

    CHANDIGARH/DEHRADUN:  Because the gushing waters from rivers, drains and barrages batter the north-western belt of the rustic, the Central Water Fee (CWC) on July 13 published that the water ranges within the Bhakra, Pong and Kol dams in Himachal Pradesh are nearly double than the traditional for this time of the 12 months. The mixed garage of those 3 dams is 97 in keeping with cent above the remaining 10-year moderate.

    The water stage in Thein Dam in Punjab, too, is 64 in keeping with cent greater than the decade-long moderate. No less than 108 individuals have died, an equivalent selection of other folks injured and no less than a dozen are lacking because of rain-related incidents and street injuries because the onset of monsoon on June 24 until July 13.

    The our bodies of other folks killed in flash floods are being recovered in Kullu and Mandi districts. To this point 53 landslides and 22 flashfloods have hit the state, as in keeping with the knowledge launched as of late night time through the Himachal emergency operations centre. The state is more likely to get heavy rain at remoted puts until July 18 and the MeT place of business has issued a yellow alert.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The CWC knowledge says the overall mixed capability of the Bhakra, Pong and Kol dams is 12.475 billion cubic metres (BCM) and at the moment the garage is 7.606 BCM. Remaining 12 months right now it was once 2.265 BCM and the common garage has been 3.855 BCM.

    Whilst the day past the water stage at Bhakra was once 497.18 meters towards the reservoir stage of 512.06 meters. Thus the reservoir of the dam is stuffed as much as 56 in keeping with cent of its general capability this 12 months in comparison to 21 in keeping with cent on the identical time remaining 12 months. The common of the remaining 10 years is 37 in keeping with cent.

    The image is not any other on the Pong dam because the water stage on the dam was once 416.22 m the day past towards the overall stage of 423.67 meters, thus 67 in keeping with cent of the dam is complete in comparison to 15 in keeping with cent on the identical time remaining 12 months.

    Assets mentioned because of heavy rains within the catchment spaces of those dams, the influx into those dams were extremely prime since remaining week. The government had made up our minds to not free up extra water from those dams as already there’s a heavy water inflow in rivers and streams downstream and lots of spaces are flooded.

    The Bhakra Beas Control Board is tracking the placement and a choice to free up further water from those dams could be taken in session with the spouse states relying at the stage of inflows and the call for for water, mentioned resources. The Himachal police are actually specializing in inaccessible spaces and coffee cell connectivity to track stranded individuals. “Rescue operation is on,’’ mentioned officiating DGP Satwant Atwal.

    Inflows into dams because of rain in catchments

    The CWC knowledge says the overall mixed capability of the Bhakra, Pong and Kol dams is 12.475 billion cubic metres (BCM). At the moment, the garage is 7.606 BCM. Remaining 12 months right now, it was once 2.265 BCM and the common garage was once 3.855 BCM.

    Standing of dams

    On Thursday, water stage at Bhakra was once 497.18 metres towards reservoir stage of 512.06 metres
    How a lot it’s complete: Dam reservoir is stuffed as much as 56 in keeping with cent of its general capability
    How was once it remaining 12 months: 21 in keeping with cent on the identical time. Moderate for remaining 10 years is 37 in keeping with cent
    The image is not any other on the Pong dam because the water stage on the dam was once 416.22 m on Thursday towards the overall stage of 423.67 metres

  • India’s reservoir ranges give convenience forward of summer time

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    NEW DELHI:  There is excellent news at the waterfront at the same time as the rustic is heading against one of the crucial cruelest summers. Indian reservoirs are doing higher than within the earlier yr.

    They’ve saved extra water as on April 20 in comparison to the corresponding duration of remaining yr. The water degree is upper in comparison to the common within the remaining 10 years as smartly.

    Consistent with the Central Water Fee (CWC) reservoir garage standing record, the reside garage to be had in 146 reservoirs on April 20 is 95% of the reside garage of the corresponding duration of remaining yr and 120% of garage of moderate of the remaining 10 years. There used to be a 2% building up in each classes of water degree in early March.

    On March 2, the reservoir reside garage used to be 93% of the reside garage of the corresponding duration of remaining yr and 116% of garage of moderate of the remaining 10 years.

    Higher reside garage will assist in offering ingesting water in city spaces and for business use right through the height summer time hours. Those reservoirs act as buffers between huge rivers and concrete water provide networks, involving business customers.

    Mavens see an building up in water degree is because of extra rainfall in March and executive preparation for El Nino stipulations which might have an effect on the Indian monsoon as it would regulate water free up for summer time vegetation.

    “In March, the rustic gained 26% above commonplace rainfall,” says Pradeep Kumar, former Commissioner at CWC. “Central India and Southern India gained 206% and 107% above commonplace rainfall, which contributed to those reservoir ranges” he provides.

    The choice of reservoirs having garage greater than remaining yr larger to 52 from 45 in early March.

    Alternatively, reservoirs having garage of greater than moderate during the last ten years are diminished from 99 to 91. States similar to Punjab, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are having higher garage than remaining yr.

    Alternatively, different mavens say the micro-picture of certain construction is other. 

    “Some vital states similar to Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu having lesser garage than in remaining yr for a corresponding duration,” says Himanshu Thakkar of South Asia Community on Dams, Rivers and Folks.

    NEW DELHI:  There is excellent news at the waterfront at the same time as the rustic is heading against one of the crucial cruelest summers. Indian reservoirs are doing higher than within the earlier yr.

    They’ve saved extra water as on April 20 in comparison to the corresponding duration of remaining yr. The water degree is upper in comparison to the common within the remaining 10 years as smartly.

    Consistent with the Central Water Fee (CWC) reservoir garage standing record, the reside garage to be had in 146 reservoirs on April 20 is 95% of the reside garage of the corresponding duration of remaining yr and 120% of garage of moderate of the remaining 10 years. There used to be a 2% building up in each classes of water degree in early March.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    On March 2, the reservoir reside garage used to be 93% of the reside garage of the corresponding duration of remaining yr and 116% of garage of moderate of the remaining 10 years.

    Higher reside garage will assist in offering ingesting water in city spaces and for business use right through the height summer time hours. Those reservoirs act as buffers between huge rivers and concrete water provide networks, involving business customers.

    Mavens see an building up in water degree is because of extra rainfall in March and executive preparation for El Nino stipulations which might have an effect on the Indian monsoon as it would regulate water free up for summer time vegetation.

    “In March, the rustic gained 26% above commonplace rainfall,” says Pradeep Kumar, former Commissioner at CWC. “Central India and Southern India gained 206% and 107% above commonplace rainfall, which contributed to those reservoir ranges” he provides.

    The choice of reservoirs having garage greater than remaining yr larger to 52 from 45 in early March.

    Alternatively, reservoirs having garage of greater than moderate during the last ten years are diminished from 99 to 91. States similar to Punjab, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are having higher garage than remaining yr.

    Alternatively, different mavens say the micro-picture of certain construction is other. 

    “Some vital states similar to Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu having lesser garage than in remaining yr for a corresponding duration,” says Himanshu Thakkar of South Asia Community on Dams, Rivers and Folks.

  • Mullaperiyar Dam case: Centre suggests supervisory committee proceed as NDSA will take 12 months to serve as correctly

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    NEW DELHI: The Central executive on Tuesday stated that the Nationwide Dam Protection Authority will take one complete yr to serve as correctly.

    Further Solicitor Basic Aishwarya Bhati showing for the Central Water Fee instructed that the present supervisory committee must proceed to serve as in the interim.

    The highest court docket whilst agreeing to it stated {that a} brief operating construction will also be established.

    Justice AM Khanwilkar stated that the supervisory committee will also be reinforced by way of giving the powers below the Dam Protection Act, 2021. The highest court docket is listening to a number of pleas over protection issues in regards to the 126 years outdated dam which has been a longstanding dispute between the 2 states.

    “Because you are suggesting supervisory committee will proceed to serve as the authority below the Act. It is going to be the operating association and till such time we will do that. We can say that the supervisory committee will practice all purposes. It is a very subtle state of affairs. That is the way in which ahead. The central executive will also be requested that every one amenities can be given to this committee,” he added.

    The court docket stated that they are going to be given instructions to this impact quickly. The topic would now be heard on April 7.

    Remaining week, The Central executive was once requested to record a observe explaining the status quo and scope of authority of the Nationwide Dam Protection Authority below the Dam Protection Act, 2021.

    The highest court docket had requested about this when it was once knowledgeable by way of the recommend representing the Central Water Fee in regards to the Dam Protection Act, 2021 suggesting its helpfulness in fixing the longstanding dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam.

    It was once advised that the Act supplies for surveillance, inspection, operation, and upkeep of the desired dam for prevention of dam failure similar screw ups and to offer for an institutional mechanism to verify their secure functioning and for issues attached to it.

    The Mullaperiyar dam was once inbuilt 1895 at the Periyar river in Kerala’s Idukki district.
     
    “Dam Protection Act 2021 below this scheme the authority has been notified. This would possibly remedy the problem.This mandate will deal with greater problems. The Nationwide Dam Protection Authority could be answerable for this dam. This act got here into drive on 30 December 2021.”  Further Solicitor Basic Aishwarya Bhati had stated remaining week.

    On March 24, the highest court docket had instructed to the 2 states that problems relating to structural protection of the 126-year-old Dam will also be left to be handled by way of the supervisory committee which will also be reinforced.

    The highest court docket had noticed that the problem raised by way of Kerala, which has stated that the method for putting in a brand new dam within the downstream reaches of the prevailing dam must get started, will also be debated, mentioned and resolved by way of the supervisory committee which may make its advice in this.

  • TN opposes CWC’s advice to check Mullaperiyar dam protection

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    NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu executive on Thursday instructed the Perfect Courtroom that the State of Kerala has been again and again thwarting the efforts through them to hold out the strengthening paintings of the Mullaperiyar dam.
    The Tamil Nadu executive instructed the courtroom that the dam is protected and there’s no urgent wish to have a recent assessment of the dam’s protection as used to be urged through Central Water Fee (CWC) and the Supervisory Committee of the dam via a testimony filed earlier than the Courtroom on January 27.

    “There may be neither deformation nor abnormality within the Dam. Additional, silting of the Dam may be very minimal. On this water yr 2021-22, water used to be saved within the Dam at a degree of +142 feet. from November 30, 2021 for approximately 18 days, and all of the parameters of the Dam had been discovered to be inside of limits,” the reaction filed through Tamil Nadu stated.

    The Tami Nadu executive, due to this fact, stated that that CWC / Supervisory Committee or through its instrumentalities will have to be directed to hold out assessment at the protection of the Dam simplest after finishing the steadiness strengthening works and upkeep works as have been directed through the Perfect Courtroom in 2006 and later in 2014.

    Tamil Nadu executive has, thus, prayed that Kerala be directed to cooperate, and supply all essential help in a time-bound method in order that the remainder strengthening and upkeep works are carried out in letter and spirit right through the following 4 months taking off March 2022 earlier than the monsoon season begins.

    The Mullaperiyar Dam, positioned in Kerala’s Periyar River and which provides water to 5 districts of Tamil Nadu, has been a contentious factor between the 2 states. Whilst Kerala has been keeping up for the previous few many years that the Dam is unsafe, TN has all alongside vouched for its protection.