"The modern Flood Forecasting System would be set up in the state as part of the 12th Five-Year Plan (before 2017)," top Water Resources Ministry sources told PTI while adding that they are looking to establish such stations at 25 sites in the Valley.
Absence of modern flood forecasting systems proved to be a drawback for Jammu and Kashmir government when the state was hit by floods in September of last year, which claimed 283 lives and caused widespread damage to infrastructure.
A parliamentary panel had also recommended setting up of flood forecasting networks in Jammu and Kashmir.
In its report presented in Parliament a month back, the Standing Committee on Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said that like in the rest of the country, flood forecasting networks should also be set up in J-K.
The report further noted that CWC was operating 11 hydrological observation sites in Chenab and five sites in Jhelum to collect data for water resources planning purposes, but it was not maintaining flood forecasting sites in J-K.