22 October 2013 FL-2013-00001-IND F l o o d I n u n d a t i o n M a p p i n g f o r t h e t h r e e m a j o r r i v e r s : Ya m u n a , G a n g a , G h a g h a r a u s i n g N A S A ' s S a t e l l i t e I m a g e s Version 1.0

In mid-June 2013, unusually severe monsoon rain caused devastating flooding in northern India and Nepal. By June 21, news outlets reported at least 600 people Map prepared by: Data Provided by: Crisis Satellite data : MODIS Aqua Index map dead and tens of thousands stranded or missing in rugged, inaccessible terrain on the edge of the Himalayas. Extremely high waters, partic!ularly in the state !of Resolution : 250!m ! ! ! ! Uttarakhand, undermined roads and houses, while landslides wiped out others. Image da!te : June 21, 2013 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Source : NASA ! Legend ! ! ! ! Pre-flood Image : MODIS Terra / Aq!ua ! The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite observed the flooding on June 21, 2013 (top). For comparison, the lower ! Rivers ! ! ! ! ! Resolution : 250m Flood Water extent (20 June 2013) ± ! image shows the same area on May 31, 2013. These false-color images use a combination of visible and infrared light to make it easier to distinguish between water ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Image date : May 31, 2013 ! Rural road ! ! ! ! and land. Water appears blue and vegetation is bright green. Clouds (lower left) are pale blue-green and cast shadows. Glacier ice a!nd snow in the Himalayas are! Source : NASA Pre-Flood River Line (2013) ! ! ! ! Urban road ! ! ! ! pale blue to cyan. ! ! ! q® Airport U!rbanized area Baseline Imagery : MODIS Terra May 31, 2013 ! ! ! ! 0 15 30 ! 60 90 120 ! Source : NASA !( Villages/towns ! Administration boundary Based on the MODIS Afternoon image (Aqua satellite dated 21st June 2013) the Yamuna and ganges rivers started receding at faster rate compare to the previous ! ! ! ! GIS Data : IWMI Water Data Portal ! ! two days of images. Flood inundation in Ghaghara river is still persistent particularly in districts of Sitapur, Fakhrpur, Gonda, Faizabad, where large patches of crop land ! ! ! Flood Analys!is : IWMI ! ! and settlements were inundated. ! Kilometers ! ! ! Projection! : Geographic, WGS84 ! ! ! The dep!iction and use of international boun!daries, geographic names and related data shown in these ! ! ! ! ! ! maps are based on the sources they have been drawn from an!d quoted; these are neither error-free ! Map Area This analysis also used Pre river line MODIS data from May 2013 to show identify flood water only. Please note that water bodies likely r!eflect an underestimation of nor do !they imply official endorsement or the position of IWMI ! Please send ground feedback to IWMI!. all flood-affected areas within the map extent due to cloud, atmospheric variations and other reasons. This analysis has not yet been validated in the fiel!d. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Harya!na Uttaranchal Uttaranchal ! ! ! ! ! Kurukshetra Dehra Dun Tehri Garhwal ! ! ! ! !KANDI ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! BANDARKUTGO ! ! ! U!ttar Pradesh ! ! ! Uttaranchal Utta!ranchal ! ! ! MANGLAUR ! ! GANGOH Sahar!anpur ! ! ! ! KOTDWARAPauri Garhwal ! ! Haridwar ! ! ! Haryana ! ! ! ! ! ! Karnal ! ! ! ! Uttaranchal ! ! ! ! ! ! FORT ! ! !!FORT Almora ! ! ! JALAB!A!D ! ! CHARTHAWAL ! DHANGARI ! ! ! ! BHUKARHERI ! ! ! ! KALAGARH ! ! ! SHAMLI ! ! ! ! ! Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal ! ! KAIRANA Uttar Pradesh ! ! ! Muzaffarnagar ! ! Naini Tal ! ! ! ! ! ! KANDHLA JANSATH Bijnor ! ! ! ! ! ! ! DHAMPUR ! Haryana ! BUDHANA MIRANPUR ! ! NIHTAUR! Panipat ! ! Utt!aranchal ! ! ! ! ! SEOHARA ! ! ! ! ! ! Udham Singh Nagar ! Y ! ! ! ! ! NURPUR ! Y ! ! SARDHANA ! ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! a MAWANA ! ! m ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! m KANTH ! ! ! ! Uttar Pradesh ! u ! Uttar Pradesh ! G ! G u n Baghpat Haryana Meerut TANDA ! n a ! ! DHANAURA a ! BAGHPAT ! ! a ! ! PARICHHATGAH ! MUGH!ALPUR ! a n ! Sonepat ! n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! r g ! g ! KHEKRA Uttar Pradesh i ! r ! v ! ! i e ! ! e v ! Jyotiba Phule Nagar ! e ! s BAWANA GARHMUKTESAR s ! e ! MURADNAGAR ! ! r ! ! ! ! ! ! ! r r ! ! r HASANPUR ! i ! ! PILKHUA ! i Uttar Pradesh ! v ! ! 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Ganges river inuMndaathtuioran extent showing affected dis! tricts of U.P. state ! RajaMstOhaDnIS/Terra Flood Inundated AreasU itnta Ur P.Kra daensdh U.P. Sta!tes ! ! ! Overview of ganga basin during the flood season (MODIS/Aqua Image taken on 21-June-2013) Before inundation captured using MODIS/Aqua Image [31-May-2013]! captured using MODIS Te!rra/Aqua satellites !on 21st Jun!e 2013 ! Closer view of MODIS/Aqua (afternoon) Image captured on 21st June 2013 ! ! ! PRE DISASTER IMAGE (SOURCE : GOOGLE EARTH) ! Bha!ratpur Hathras ! ! ! ! ! ! of India (20th June 2013) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TANAKPU!R ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TOLISAIN SHATALA ! ! B ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Uttaranchal ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Udham Si!ngh Nagar MALA KHETI ! ! ! ! BALMA ! SIALKOT ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! KATTI ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! BILAURI ! ! DHANGARHI ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MALBHANGUWA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Uttar Pr!adesh ! !SURKHET ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TELPANI ! ! Pilibhit ! PURANPUR ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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Ut!tar Prad!esh MOHAN ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Uttar Pradesh !Unnao ! ! ! B BANTHRA ! B KGanhpaugr hDaerhaa triver inundation extent !showing affected districts of U.P. stUattear Pradesh ! Overview of ganga basin during the dry season (MODIS/Aqua Image taken on 31-May-2013) Before inundation captured using MODIS/Aqua Image [31-May-2013] Uttar Pradesh ! ! Closer view of MODIS/Aqua (afternoon) Image captured on 21st June 2013 captured using MODIS Terra/Aqua satellites on 21st JuHAnIDeAR G2A0RH13 ! Faizabad ! ! ! Rae! Bareli ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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