Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released a unique flood hazard atlas, which is expected to help the State manage floods more efficiently.
About:
Time period covered: The flood hazard atlas system takes into account the flood inundation data captured through satellite imagery over the period from 2001 to 2018.
Bodies involved: The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Hyderabad had taken the study on flood hazard zonation for Odisha.
Key findings:
About 8.96% (13.96 lakh hectares) of land in Odisha was affected by floods during 2001-2018.
Out of total flood-affected area (13.96 lakh hectares), about 2.81 lakh hectares of land falls under high (inundated 7-9 times) to very high (inundated 10-14 times) flood hazard categories.
Eight out of 30 districts such as Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghapur, Balasore, Puri, Jajpur, Khordha and Cuttack districts are more flood-affected districts. As high as 77% of Bhadrak and 70% of the Kendrapara district have been categorised as flood hazard.
Significance: It is expected to help the State manage floods more efficiently.
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