Natural Hazards Management
Coastal Erosion
Landslide
Earthquake
 Lightning
Radioactivity
Flood
Drought
LANDSLIDES IN INDIA
Indian Scenario
Kerala Scenario
R & D Programmes

 

The annual loss equivalant to Rs.200 crores emphasis the need for concerted effort for mitigation.

The Risk Zones

Western Himalayas (Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir)

Eastern & N.E Himalayas (West Bengal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh)

Naga-Arakkan Mountain belt (Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura)

Western Ghats including Nilgiris (Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu)

Plateau margins in the Peninsular India and Meghalaya in the NE India

Factors aggravating incidence

Environmental degradation due to pressure of population

Decline in forest cover

Change in agricultural practices- landuse

Infrastructure developments in hilly region