Bhagalpur Khagaria Katihar Saharsa Madhipura Purnia Supaul Araria Sonhaula Shahkund Jagdishpur Sbour Nathnagar Sultanganj Kaholgaon Pirpain ti Gopa lpur Bihpur Naugac hhia Parbatta Gogri Khagaria Chautham Beldaur Alauli Amdabad Manihari Bara ri Pranpur Azamnaga r Ko rha Katihar Fal ka Barsoi Kadwa Baurampur Salkhua Sonbarsa Sim ri Bakhtiarpur Mahishi Sour Bazar Kahara Nauhatta Chausa Alamnagar Kishanganj Murliganj Madhipura Ku mar Khand Singheswar Rupauli Bhawanipur Barhara Dhamdaha Purnea Baisi Banmankhi Kritya nandnagar Kasba Am our Baisa Supa ul Pipra Tribeniganj Marauna Kishanpur Chhata pur Birpur Nirmali Basantpur Raniganj Joki hat Bhargama Araria Palasi Forbesganj Kursakatta Sikti Narpatganj 88°E 88°E 87°45'E 87°45'E 87°30'E 87°30'E 87°15'E 87°15'E 87°E 87°E 86°45'E 86°45'E 86°30'E 86°30'E 86°15'E 86°15'E 86°E 26°30'N 26°30'N 26°15'N 26°15'N 26°N 26°N 25°45'N 25°45'N 25°30'N 25°30'N 25°15'N 25°15'N Flood Inundation Extent On 27th August 2008 fmis Bihar [Based on Radarsat-1&2 Satellite Image] Rising F FMISB/DMD/MAP/IND/BBL/17082008/A1/007 Legend Inundation Railway line River National Highway Block Boundary End Of Satellite Coverage International Boundary State Highway Embankment Breach Point [ ! . 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" 1:350,000 Scale: Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic Datum: wgs 84 Pixel size: 25m X 25m eMail:[email protected] Prepared Under world bank-DFID Technical Assistance By Flood Management Information System Cell water resources department Government of Bihar 0 10 20 Km LOCATION MAP Purnia Katihar Araria Supaul Bhagalpur Saharsa Madhipura Khagaria Bihar Affected Area BIHAR NEPAL Bhagalpur Khagaria Katihar Saharsa Madhipura Purnia Supaul Araria Sonhaula Shahkund Jagdishpur Sbour Nathnagar Sultanganj Kaholgaon Pirpain ti Gopa lpur Bihpur Naugac hhia Parbatta Gogri Khagaria Chautham Beldaur Alauli Amdabad Manihari Bara ri Pranpur Azamnaga r Ko rha Katihar Fal ka Barsoi Kadwa Baurampur Salkhua Sonbarsa Sim ri Bakhtiarpur Mahishi Sour Bazar Kahara Nauhatta Chausa Alamnagar Kishanganj Murliganj Madhipura Ku mar Khand Singheswar Rupauli Bhawanipur Barhara Dhamdaha Purnea Baisi Banmankhi Kritya nandnagar Kasba Am our Baisa Supa ul Pipra Tribeniganj Marauna Kishanpur Chhata pur Birpur Nirmali Basantpur Raniganj Joki hat Bhargama Araria Palasi Forbesganj Kursakatta Sikti Narpatganj 88°E 88°E 87°45'E 87°45'E 87°30'E 87°30'E 87°15'E 87°15'E 87°E 87°E 86°45'E 86°45'E 86°30'E 86°30'E 86°15'E 86°15'E 86°E 26°30'N 26°30'N 26°15'N 26°15'N 26°N 26°N 25°45'N 25°45'N 25°30'N 25°30'N 25°15'N 25°15'N 25°N Bhagalpur Khagaria Katihar Saharsa Madhipura Purnia Supaul Araria Sonhaula Shahkund Jagdishpur Sbour Nathnagar Sultanganj Kaholgaon Pirpain ti Gopa lpur Bihpur Naugac hhia Parbatta Gogri Khagaria Chautham Beldaur Alauli Amdabad Manihari Bara ri Pranpur Azamnaga r Ko rha Katihar Fal ka Barsoi Kadwa Baurampur Salkhua Sonbarsa Sim ri Bakhtiarpur Mahishi Sour Bazar Kahara Nauhatta Chausa Alamnagar Kishanganj Murliganj Madhipura Ku mar Khand Singheswar Rupauli Bhawanipur Barhara Dhamdaha Purnea Baisi Banmankhi Kritya nandnagar Kasba Am our Baisa Supa ul Pipra Tribeniganj Marauna Kishanpur Chhata pur Birpur Nirmali Basantpur Raniganj Joki hat Bhargama Araria Palasi Forbesganj Kursakatta Sikti Narpatganj 88°E 88°E 87°45'E 87°45'E 87°30'E 87°30'E 87°15'E 87°15'E 87°E 87°E 86°45'E 86°45'E 86°30'E 86°30'E 86°15'E 86°15'E 86°E 26°30'N 26°30'N 26°15'N 26°15'N 26°N 26°N 25°45'N 25°45'N 25°30'N 25°30'N 25°15'N 25°15'N 25°N Bhagalpur Khagaria Katihar Saharsa Madhipura Purnia Supaul Araria Sonhaula Shahkund Jagdishpur Sbour Nathnagar Sultanganj Kaholgaon Pirpain ti Gopa lpur Bihpur Naugac hhia Parbatta Gogri Khagaria Chautham Beldaur Alauli Amdabad Manihari Bara ri Pranpur Azamnaga r Ko rha Katihar Fal ka Barsoi Kadwa Baurampur Salkhua Sonbarsa Sim ri Bakhtiarpur Mahishi Sour Bazar Kahara Nauhatta Chausa Alamnagar Kishanganj Murliganj Madhipura Ku mar Khand Singheswar Rupauli Bhawanipur Barhara Dhamdaha Purnea Baisi Banmankhi Kritya nandnagar Kasba Am our Baisa Supa ul Pipra Tribeniganj Marauna Kishanpur Chhata pur Birpur Nirmali Basantpur Raniganj Joki hat Bhargama Araria Palasi Forbesganj Kursakatta Sikti Narpatganj 88°E 88°E 87°45'E 87°45'E 87°30'E 87°30'E 87°15'E 87°15'E 87°E 87°E 86°45'E 86°45'E 86°30'E 86°30'E 86°15'E 86°15'E 86°E 26°30'N 26°30'N 26°15'N 26°15'N 26°N 26°N 25°45'N 25°45'N 25°30'N 25°30'N 25°15'N 25°15'N 25°N ² ² ² Flood Inundation Extent On 03rd September 2008 Flood Inundation Extent On 20th August 2008 Flood Inundation Extent On 17th August 2008 Flood Inundation Extent Of Part Of North Bihar *Note: Following districts are partly covered in the satellite data Araria, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Katihar A breach in Eastern Afflux Bund of Kosi Embankment 12.10 KM to 12.90 KM, upstream of Kosi Barrage at Birpur has occurred on 18th August 2008. Due to this breach in the embankment, flood water from Nepal side entered into Supaul District of Bihar State in India.The flood water has inundated a vast area of Supaul, Madhepura & Araria districts of Bihar and it is further spreading into adjoining districts of Purnea and Saharsa. Ground Situation