CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Kolkata. India’s first flood forecasting and early-warning system were launched in Kolkata in 2018. This was launched by Kolkata Municipal Corporation, with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Detailed explanation-2: -Central Water Commission had made a small beginning in Flood Forecasting & Warning service in India in November 1958 with . one forecasting station at Delhi, the national capital, on the river Yamuna.

Detailed explanation-3: -Central Water Commission (CWC) provides statistical methodology (gauge to gauge correlation) based short range flood forecast. Presently, flood forecasts are issued by CWC at 332 stations (133 Inflow Forecast Stations and 199 Level Forecast Stations). Annually, about 10, 000 flood forecasts are issued by CWC.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flood forecasting is the use of forecasted precipitation and streamflow data in rainfall-runoff and streamflow routing models to forecast flow rates and water levels for periods ranging from a few hours to days ahead, depending on the size of the watershed or river basin.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Early Warning Centre receives real-time Seismic data from the national seismic network of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and other International seismic networks. The system detects all earthquake events of more than 6 Magnitude occurring in the Indian Ocean in the less than 12 minutes of occurrence.