Gorakhpur’s UFMC: A Data-Driven Fight Against Urban Flooding Gorakhpur: The city has launched its first Urban Flood Management Centre (UFMC), led by 2017-batch IAS officer Gaurav Sogarwal, Municipal Commissioner of Gorakhpur. Started in May 2025, the project is the first coordinated urban flood response system in Uttar Pradesh. It is funded by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) through the […]