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Flood Mapping» Damage Assessment Hazard Mapping River Studies Interaction»	India is one of the worst flood-affected countries in the world and accounts for one fifth of global death count due to floods. Floods occur mostly during southwest monsoon starting from June to September. About 40 million hectares of land in the country is prone to floods as per National Flood Commission. The annual average of  land area and crop area affected due to flood is about 18.6 million hectares and 3.7 million hectares respectively.  The most flood-prone areas in India are the Brahmaputra, Ganga and Meghana River basins in the Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra plains in North and Northeast India, which carry 60 per cent of the nation's total river flow. ISRO/DOS is playing a vital role in supporting the flood management activities, by providing space as well as aerial remote sensing based services and products. Using satellite data from Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) System and from foreign satellites, the impact of floods in the country is being assessed for the past one decade operationally. Services: Near Real Time Flood Mapping and Monitoring Flood Damage Assessment Flood Hazard Zone Mapping River Bank Erosion Mapping Mapping changes in the river course
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