Mapping Inundation Extent for Nagaon, Marigaon, Sonitpur, Darrang And
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Mapping Inundation extent for Nagaon, Marigaon, Sonitpur, Darrang and Kamrur in Assam using ESA Sentinel-1 Satellite Data Map Prepared by: No rth-eastern India, so uthern Nep al and Bangladesh received heavy rainfall during the last few Legend Data Provided by: ± days, w hich caused w idesp read flo o d claiming 160 human lives and disp lacing millio ns o f Disaster Image :Sentinel-1 p eo p le fro m their ho mes. The flo o ds imp o sed eco no mic hardship s amo ng tho usands o f farmers Date :17 Aug. 2017 due to the destructio n o f rice cro p s in the o ngo ing Kharif seaso n. Acco rding to the o fficial’s Flo o d The analysis excluded permanent water bodies including rep o rts, at least 2.5 millio n p eo p le had b een affected, including so me 200,000 no w staying in River/Permanent w ater reservoir, tanks and ponds and this reflects only the 440 relief camp s. Seco nd time in this mo nso o n seaso n, large areas o f Assam's Kaziranga inundation extent. Please note the surface water extent Partially sub merged cro p s Natio nal Park are also under w ater, fo rcing endangered rhino s and w ild animals to mo ve to mapped has not yet been validated in the field. ! District Bo undary higher gro und. The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and Rivers related data shown in these maps are based on the sources they have been drawn from and quoted. These are neither District w ise flo o d extent using satellite data – Barp eta 578 sq .km, Darrang 198 sq .km, Kamrup Ro ad ! ! Cities/To w n error-free nor do they imply official endorsement or the position 374 sq .km, Marigao n 551 sq .km, Nagao n 640 sq .km, Nalb ari 104 sq .km and So nitp ur 150 sq .km of IWMI. ! 23 August 2017 | FL-2017-0019-IN | Version 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! Copyright(c) Sentinel-1 images Majbat Dhekiajuli Road Missamari Misamari Thakarbari Bor Dikrai Itakhola ! ! ! !Thakurbari ! Udalguri ! Monai Nadi Mazbat Majbat U!lubari ! ! ! Januguri Jamuguri Bindukuri ! ! ! !Majar Chuk Puthiman Rowta Orang Dhekiajuli Major Chuk !Puthimari ! ! Gabharu Sonitpur ! Bihuguri ! ! Darrang Tezpur Kameng ! ! Silghat Darrang Barchola Singri Bhareli Nad!i ! ! !Belsiri ! Dalga!on Belsiri Nadi ! ! Dhansiri Nadi Dhansiri Laokhoa Kharupatia !Dhan Siri River ! !Kharupatia Ghat Assam Valley ! ! Misa Mairabari Dhing Sonai River ! ! ! Juriagaon ! Salana ! Lahorighat Pam Lahorighat Mairabira Bar Dobia Bar Dhoa ! ! ! ! Pithakhaitigaon ! ! Rupohi Rupahi Samaguri ! ! ! ! Banmurigaon Nowgong ! ! !Chapenalla Chapanalla Puranigudam ! Senchoa Sanchoa ! ! Marigaon Lasanbari Phulaguri Karbi Anglo!ng Kapili River ! ! Nagaon ! Aujari Raha Dengaon Kopili River ! ! ! ! Chaparmukh Kampur Borpani Rive!r ! ! Kathiatali Dharamtul Nanai Nad!i ! ! ! Ulubam Nakhola Bar Jalah Dabaka ! ! ! ! ! Kamrup Makariagaon Jamunamukh Uamuna Nam Dabaka ! !Jamuna River ! Umiam River ! Singmarigaon ! ! Ri-Bhoi Hojai Baitha Langso ! ! Karbi Anglong Long-e-tilun Sandung ! ! Habaipur Um!swai ! Lanka ! ! Mynser ! Umpanai Christia!n Lankapatti 0 12.5 25 37.5 50 km Kharikhanapatti ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.