Mapping Inundation extent for Uttar Pradesh (India) and Bardiya (Nepal) using ESA Sentinel-1 Satellite Data 14 Aug 2017 Map Prepared by: No rth-eastern In dia, so uthern Nep al an d Ban gladesh received heavy rain fall durin g the Legend Data Provided by: ± last few days, w hich caused w idesp read flo o d claimin g 160 human lives an d disp lacin g Disaster Image :Sen tin el-1 millio n s o f p eo p le fro m their ho mes. The flo o ds imp o sed eco n o mic hardship s amo n g Date :14 Aug. 2017 tho usan ds o f farmers due to the destructio n o f rice cro p s in the o n go in g Kharif seaso n . Flo o d The analysis excluded permanent water bodies including reservoir, Mo n so o n flo o ds destro yed k ey rice cro p s in Nep al an d affected tho usan ds o f farmers. tanks and ponds and this reflects only the inundation extent. Please River/Perman en t w ater note the surface water extent mapped has not yet been validated in the W ater w ith cro p District w ise satellite estimated flo o d exten t (w itho ut river mask ) – Bahraich 699 sq .k m The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and District Bo un dary related data shown in these maps are based on the sources Lak himp ur Kheri 659 sq .k m Kailali 413 sq .k m Ban k e 211 sq .k m an d Bardiya 270 sq .k m. Rivers they have been drawn from and quoted. These are neither Ro ad error-free nor do they imply official endorsement or the position of IWMI. ! Cities/To w n 15 August 2017 | FL-2017-0002-IN | Version 1 ! Copyright(c) Sentinel-1 images Da!ilekh Dingania ! ! Kailali Surkhet ! ! Chandan Chauki Chandan Choki ! Dudwa ! !Sonaripur ! ! ! Rehta Siding Rehta Banbirpur ! ! ! Bellraien Belraien Tikunia Bardiya Kuthia ! ! !Belraien ! Motipur ! Katarnian Ghat Katannian Ghat ! Singahi Kalan Singahi ! ! Mohan River Mohan River ! !Mohana River Nishangara ! Nighasan ! ! Rakehti Sujauli Nighasi!n ! ! Dharmanpur Murtiha ! ! ! Laukahi ! Dulhi Gularia Harkhapur ! ! Manpur ! ! ! Banke ! Lakhimpur Kheri ! Phulbihar Kafara ! ! ! Urra ! Udara Manjhra ! Motipur ! Bhura ! Amethi ! M!and Nadi Mand Rupidiha Nibia ! ! Dhaurahra Girgitti ! ! ! Ne!palganj! Pardhan ! ! Nayapurwa Gaighat ! ! Raibojha Babaganj Lakhimpur ! ! Bahraich ! ! Arni Khana Sonpur Uttar Pradesh ! Kheri Isanagar Nawabganj Aliabad ! Arni Khe!ri ! ! Nanpara ! ! Lagcha ! ! Matera Bazar Matera Hargam Ul River Ui River Behra ! ! ! ! !Shravasti ! Laharpur ! Mallanpur Babai !!Babai Nadi Risia Jharekapur Garwa ! Sitapur ! ! Sarju River ! ! ! Parsendi ! Maharajnagar Sisaiya Thana Bahraich 0 15 30 45 60 km Sitapur ! Kirtapur ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.