Mobile app Flood watch to provide real-time info launched

NEW DELHI: The Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC), Kushvinder Vohra on August 18 launched the mobile application, Flood Watch on mobiles to disseminate real time information on flood situation. This app also forecasts up to seven days on a real-time basis to the public.

The in-house developed user-friendly app has readable and audio broadcast and all the information is available in two major languages, English and Hindi.

A key feature of this app includes real-time flood monitoring where users can check up-to-date flood situation throughout the country. The app utilizes near real-time river flow data from various sources.