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Central Team Surveys Flood-Affected Arunachal Pradesh Using Satellite Images
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 10 Jul 2026, 01:02 PM
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An inter‑ministerial central team visited flood‑hit areas in Arunachal Pradesh, employing satellite imagery to assess damage and plan relief.
An inter‑ministerial central team arrived in Arunachal Pradesh to conduct a ground survey of areas devastated by recent floods. The team, comprising officials from several ministries, used satellite imagery to map inundated zones and identify critical infrastructure at risk.
Satellite data helped pinpoint villages that had been cut off and roads that were impassable, allowing the team to prioritize rescue and relief operations. The imagery also provided a baseline for assessing the extent of damage to homes, schools and public utilities.
Officials said the survey would inform the allocation of resources and the design of a coordinated response plan. They emphasized the need for rapid deployment of aid to the hardest hit communities.
The central government will share the findings with state authorities and initiate relief measures in the coming days, the team’s spokesperson said.
Satellite data helped pinpoint villages that had been cut off and roads that were impassable, allowing the team to prioritize rescue and relief operations. The imagery also provided a baseline for assessing the extent of damage to homes, schools and public utilities.
Officials said the survey would inform the allocation of resources and the design of a coordinated response plan. They emphasized the need for rapid deployment of aid to the hardest hit communities.
The central government will share the findings with state authorities and initiate relief measures in the coming days, the team’s spokesperson said.