Monsoon Operation (June - October)

• A vast hydrometeorological station network with VHF / wireless facilities exists over the Damodar catchment area.
• On real time basis {hourly, 3 hourly, 6 hourly} data of river gauge, rainfall, river discharge are measured and transmitted through existing communication network to central flood control station at Maithon.
• Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Kolkata transmit the rainfall forecast for next 24 hrs for the entire Damodar valley region to Maithon.
• Computer model available at Flood Forecasting Unit (FFU) at Maithon estimates the inflow into the reservoirs based on the real time data & the rainfall forecast of IMD.
• According to detailed guidelines contained in the "Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Manual" Member Secretary DVRRC (Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Committee) after discussion with SE, Damodar Irrigation Circle Govt. of W B, Manager, Reservoir Operation of DVC and SE, Tenughat of Govt. of Jharkhand decides day to day release of water from Maithon and Panchet Dams and issues advice for release of water through the dams.

 Flood Warning

• Before releasing water from dams spillway gates, necessary warning is communicated to district authorities, affected downstream industries, municipalities and others including senior administrative officials of Burdwan, Bankura and Purulia. , I0 W Dept., Govt. of W.B., EE, DHW, Durgapur, Member (RM), CWC, New Delhi.
• Whenever discharge from Maithon & Panchet dams exceeds 1132 cumec (40,000 cusec), special messages are broadcasted through Doordarshan and AIR regional news bulletins.
• Doordarshan, Kolkata also telecasts daily weather forecast with probable rainfall in the Damodar Valley.