Mapping Inundation extent for Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup districts 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 an!d Rivers ! related data shown in these m!aps 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 ! ! C!ities/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 Augu!st 2017 | FL-2017-0018-IN | Version 1 ! Hudukhata !Jagdala !Naokata ! Darrang ! Rihabari Pagladiya Nad Pagladiya Pasch im Naokota ! ! Dhamdhama ! ! ! Dalaigaon Barama ! ! Patacha!rkuch!i Barjhar Sarupeta ! ! ! Tihu Ghagra Rangia ! ! !Rangiya Loch ! ! Howli Bhawanipur Ranga Nadi ! Nalbari !Helapakari ! Buradiya Nadi Buradiya Bangaon Nalbari !Pahumara Nadi ! ! ! Barpeta Nona Nadi ! Ko!rila Bil Korila Ulubari Maroa ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Baihata Beki River ! ! ! Barpeta ! ! Puthimari Nadi Puthimari ! Changsari Haulighat ! ! Nij Hajo Hajo ! Tarabari Hat Tarabari ! ! ! ! ! Amingao!n Gauhati ! Soalkuchi !Pandu! ! ! ! ! Dispur Kulsi River Balagaon Mirza Pahar Palasbari Dipur Bil Dipur ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kamakhya Dishpur Nagarbera Kahikuchi Gauhati Khanapara ! ! ! ! Amtala ! ! Kamrup Khutabari ! ! Tiplai ! Chhaygaon Kaharpara ! Lamara Nadi ! ! Ranigodam ! ! ! ! Rangjoli Boko Loharghat Goalpara !Rangjuli Dhupdhara ! ! ! Singra ! ! Barduar ! ! ! Donmatia Dommati Ri-Bhoi ! East Garo Hills Khri River Mawdem ! ! Assam Range Assam Hills ! West Khasi Hills Umshem !Assam Mountains ! Copyright(c) Sentinel-1 images ! 0 12.5 25 37.5 50 km Mawkarah ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.