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Chennai's New Flood Prediction System: 3-Day Advance Warning for Street-Level Risks!
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News18•03-10-2026, 10:03
Chennai's New Flood Prediction System: 3-Day Advance Warning for Street-Level Risks!
- •Chennai launches a new Integrated Flood Management Center to predict street-level flood risks up to 3 days in advance.
- •The system will analyze various data, including rainfall, to identify areas prone to flooding.
- •The India Meteorological Department forecasts the Northeast Monsoon to begin between October 15 and 21.
- •Tamil Nadu plans to install 1,000 new automatic rain gauges and has identified over 2,000 flood-vulnerable locations.
- •South Tamil Nadu is expected to receive normal to above-normal rainfall, while other districts may see below-normal rainfall.
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The Integrated Flood Management Center for Chennai analyzes data like rainfall to predict street-level flood risks up to three days in advance, shifting away from only dealing with floods after rainfall occurs.
The India Meteorological Department announced that the northeast monsoon is expected to start between October 15 and 21 this year.
To monitor rainfall more accurately, the Tamil Nadu Disaster Management Department plans to install 1,000 new automatic rain gauges this year, adding to the 1,400 existing rain gauges and 100 weather stations.
