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Normal
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The river is said to be in “NORMAL FLOOD” situation at any flood forecasting sites when the water level of the river is below the warning level.
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2
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Above Normal
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If the water level of the river at flood forecasting site touches or crosses its Warning level, but remains below the Danger Level of the site then the flood situation is called the “ABOVE NORMAL” situation. Yellow colour has been assigned to this category.
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Severe
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If the water level of the river at the forecasting site touches or crosses Danger Level but below the Highest Flood Level of the forecasting then the flood situation is called “SEVERE FLOOD” situation. Orange colour has been assigned to this category. In “Severe Flood Situations” a special “Orange Bulletin” is being issued by the Central Water Commission to the users agencies which contains the “special flood message” related to the severe flood and is updated every three hours.
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Extreme
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The flood situation is said to be “EXTREME” when the water level of the river touches or crosses the “HIGHEST FLOOD LEVEL” recorded at any forecasting site so far. Red colour has been assigned to this category. In “Extreme Flood Situations” a special “Red Bulletin” is being issued by the Central Water Commission to the users agencies which contains the “special flood message” related to the extreme flood and is updated every hour.
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