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PS 26192SOFTWAREDisaster ManagementHeavy R&D

Flash Flood Prediction System for Hilly Regions using Multi-Source Data Theme

Ministry of Home AffairsNational Disaster Response Force (NDRF), DM Division
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30-Second Plain English Summary

Mountainous Himalayan states (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim) suffer devastating flash floods and debris flows caused by localized cloudbursts, glacial lake outbursts (GLOFs), and landslide dam failures (LLDAM) that wipe out downstream villages with zero warning. Build a Real-Time Flash Flood Prediction and Multi-Source Data Fusion Early Warning System for MHA / NDMA combining Doppler weather radar rainfall nowcasts, satellite hydrological soil saturation, GNSS water vapor surges, and ultrasonic river water-level IoT sensors to forecast flash floods 30-60 minutes in advance.

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Recommended System Architecture Pipeline
Doppler Radar + Ultrasonic River Gauges + Soil Saturation -> Catchment Distributed Runoff Engine (HEC-HMS) -> Deep Hydro-LSTM Surge Model -> CAP Siren Bus -> NDMA Mountain Disaster Console
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Official Government Problem Description
• Background Hilly states in India are highly vulnerable to landslides and flash floods,which often occur with very short warning times. These sudden events result in significant loss of lives and property, and current early warning mechanisms are inadequate for hyper-local prediction and timely evacuation. • Description The proposed initiative aims to develop a predictive system that integrates multiple data sources - rainfall data, soil moisture sensors,slope stability models, historical landslide inventories, and real-time IoT inputs. By combining these datasets, the system will generate hyper-local forecasts at the village or ward level, providing sufficient lead time for evacuation and risk mitigation. • Expected Solution A comprehensive flash flood prediction system that Integrates rainfall,soil moisture, slope stability, and historical disaster data, utilizes IoT sensors for real-time monitoring, issues hyper-local early warnings at village/ward level, and provides actionable lead time for evacuation and disaster preparedness.
AI & PPT Citation Format

Smart India Hackathon 2026 Problem Statement PS-26192: "Flash Flood Prediction System for Hilly Regions using Multi-Source Data Theme", Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs. Strategy & Architecture via SIH ONE (https://sihone.pages.dev/ps/26192)

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