Researchers from IIT M collect great data on river discharge

Researchers from IIT M collect great data on river discharge
Published at : 23 Dec 2020, 10:19 AM IST
Updated at : 7 Aug 2021, 10:01 AM IST

Researchers from IIT M and students took up important data collection exercise admist the heavy rains and intense winds during Cyclone Nivar that could play a crucial role in preventing future floods in Chennai.

A team of researchers from IIT M and students under the leadership of Professor Balaji Narasimhan of Civil Engineering Department of IIT Madras measured river discharges at several critical places across Adyar River to collect data in real-time during the Cyclone.

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During the floods of 2015, such critical ground truth data and a reservoir inflow forecasting system through numerical models could have helped mitigate the impact.

Researchers from IIT M collect great data on river discharge

The catchments of Somangalam, Manimangalam, Adhanur and Guduvanchery in Chennai with a large network of tanks received a record amount of rainfall during the monsoon of December 2015.

Speaking about the significance of this project by a team of researchers from IIT M, Mr. K. Phanindra Reddy, Commissioner, Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Mitigation, Government of Tamil Nadu, said the data collected during this field campaign by team of researchers from IIT M in close coordination with Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) would be very useful to operationalize the Real Time Flood Forecasting (RTFF) and Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) being coordinated by TNUIFLS under World Bank assisted Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP).

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Professor Balaji who led the team of researchers from IIT M spoke about the technical aspects of the project.

He said as part of a robust flood management, rating curves at critical sections of the rivers are especially important to understand the volumetric flow rate (in m3/s or ft3/s) for different flow depths (in m or ft).

Once a rating curve is developed, an integrated network of water level sensors could be used to monitor the river discharges remotely and automatically at these critical river stretches, said Professor Balaji who led the team of researchers from IIT M.

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Some preliminary model runs by researchers from IIT M showed that catchments of Somangalam, Manimangalam, Adhanur and Guduvanchery alone could have contributed to up to 70 per cent to 80 per cent of flood flows realised in Adyar River.

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Realising this lacuna, the State Public Works Department (PWD) has begun installing sluice gates in many of the small tanks to regulate the water levels prior to the incoming floods.

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This data collection project arose after megafloods that hit Chennai during December 2015.

Researchers from IIT M along with IIT Bombay, Anna University and the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), developed a pilot flood forecasting system with the funding support from the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India.

Through this funding support, a network consisting of 15 automatic weather stations, rain gauges and 6 water level recorders were also established in 2017.
However, since 2017 all the subsequent years were all below normal monsoon years and hence sufficient ground truth data in terms of river discharge rate at critical sections could not be collected to validate the models developed as part of the pilot flood forecasting system.

Speaking about the outcome of the project taken up by researchers from IIT M, Professor Balaji said this is an important exercise in calibrating and validating the developed flood forecasting models.

Professor Balaji who led the team of researchers from IIT M further said these models based on forecasted rainfall by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at different lead times (from 3 hrs to 72 hrs and even longer) could be used to forecast the river stage and discharges.

The ground truth collected during this field campaign during Cyclone Nivar showed that certain parts of Adyar river contributed to up to almost 70 per cent of flow realised in Adyar river at Anakaputhur with the rest contributed by the Chembarambakkam releases, said Professor Balaji, who led the researchers from IIT M.

Although Chennai did not encounter large scale flooding during Cyclone Nivar, certain localities in the city experienced some flooding and waterlogging.

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Professor Balaji who led the team of researchers from IIT M said even more critical is, the collected data would be incredibly useful to manage and moderate the reservoir releases from Chembarambakkam, giving sufficient lead time for officials from Tamil Nadu State Disaster Mitigation Authority (TNSDMA) to issue warning to the public in low-lying regions and coordinate flood mitigation and relief measures

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.

CUET UG 2025 Exam Application On Till 22 March 2025, All Details Provided Here

CUET UG 2025 Exam Application On Till 22 March 2025, All Details Provided Here
Published at : 3 Mar 2025, 9:31 AM IST
Updated at : 3 Mar 2025, 9:31 AM IST

CUET UG 2025 Exam Application submission is on till 22 March 2025 at ‘https://cuet.nta.nic.in/’

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The information bulletin for CUET UG 2025 was also be released along with the release of the notification for the exam.

Schedule

CUET UG 2025 Exam application is on from 1 to 22 March 2o25. The application can be submitted till 11:50 PM on 22 March 2025.

CUET UG 2025 exam application fee can be paid till 11:50 PM on 23 March 2025.

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The exam will be conducted from 8 May to 1 June 2025, dates for release of hall ticket, answer key, city intimation slip and result will be announced in due course on the official website.

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The full name of the exam is Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate, it is popular as CUET UG. It is a national-level exam conducted once a year.

CUET UG 2025 is meant to be held for 2025. The exam is conducted online, and answers must be registered on a computer screen at the designated test center.

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The questions in CUET UG 2025 Exam would be related to languages, general ability and various academic subjects.

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Who can submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application?

Candidates who have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution can submit CUET UG 2025 Exam Application.

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1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

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How to download hall ticket?

Candidates who have successfully submitted CUET UG 2025 exam application can alone download the hall ticket for the exam from the official website which can be accessed at ‘https://cuet.nta.nic.in/’

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Students have to view the results for the exam, they can visit the official website of the exam at the appropriate time and log in using the credentials they created while submitting CUET UG 2025 exam application.

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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