Formation | 1972 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website | Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre |
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre is a government agency that generates and forecasts floods in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3] The centre is an important part the government mechanism that deals with Flooding in Bangladesh. [4]
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre was established in 1972 under Bangladesh Water Development Board. [5] It is under the Ministry of Water Resources. [6] [7] The centre has 109 water level monitoring stations and 61 forecasting stations throughout Bangladesh. [8]