MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541125109 A) filed by B V Raju Institute Of Technology, Narsapur, Telangana, on Dec. 11, 2025, for 'identifying and mapping flood prone zones in urban areas by using gis.'

Inventor(s) include Thota Vamsi; Sirikonda Bharath; Patlolla Raghuvardhan Reddy; Bomma Varun Goud; and Dudhankar Om Adithya.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Flooding poses significant risks to urban environments, threatening public safety, infrastructure, and economic stability. This study presents a comprehensive GIS based methodology for identifying and mapp...