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Real-Time Flood Forecast System
October 25 , 2025
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- Chennai has become the first Indian city to get a real-time flood forecast and spatial decision support system (RTFF & SDSS).
- The ₹107.2 crore project provides river and street-level inundation forecasts for vulnerable areas.
- The system covers about 4,974 sq km, including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, and Ranipet districts.
- It monitors the Adyar, Cooum, Kosasthalaiyar, and Kovalam river sub-basins.
- The RTFF & SDSS is fully integrated with TNSMART, the State’s disaster management platform.
- Forecasts will be shared with key government agencies and select updates through the TN-Alert mobile app.
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