Remote Sensing: The practice of evaluating and studying the physical properties of a region by detecting the reflected and emitted radiation from a distance is known as remote sensing (typically from satellite or aircraft). It aids in the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object or...
North-Eastern India used to get flooded every year during the monsoon season due to the increase in the level of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries. There are several other reasons such as excessive sediment charge, continuous heavy rainfall, and the unstable nature of the Brahmaputra river, Assam faces multiple flood waves within a...
Floods are the most common and frequent natural disasters worldwide that cause widespread devastation to life, property and infrastructure. Around 47 % of all weather‐related disasters that affected more than 2 billion people worldwide between 1998 to 2017 occurred due to flood. Satyukt’s Macro portal provides better access to the flooded area and the...
The Koshi river drains from the Himalayas and flows through the southern slopes of Nepal. The river crosses the northern Bihar and joins the Ganges near Kursela in Katihar district. The Koshi is 720km long and drains an area of 74,500 km2 in Tibet, Nepal, and Bihar. The Koshi river has shifted its flow...
Water-related disasters account for 70 % of total deaths due to disasters. Globally about 1.7 billion people are currently living in river basins. River flooding is one of the most common causes of economical losses. From the paper of Nature climate change, depending on the socio-economic scenario, it is found that human losses from...