India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping

By Manipadma Jena BHUBANESWAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Every year India's northeastern state of Bihar is deluged by floods that submerge roads, destroy homes and wash away crops, leaving the disaster management authority struggling to monitor and assess the damage, and to distribute aid effectively. Bihar, which borders the Himalayan nation of Nepal, is India's most flood-prone state. A major challenge for the Bihar state disaster management authority (BSDMA) has been mapping and mo