Dangers of Landslide Sub: Geography Sec: Physical geography Tags: Landslides Cyclone Remal impact: West Bengal: Six fatalities and damage to 27,000 houses due to Cyclone Remal. Northeast India: Cyclone-triggered landslides in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam, and Nagaland resulted in at least 30 deaths, including 14 from a stone quarry collapse in Aizawl, Mizoram. Cyclone […]

    Landslides Subject – Disaster Management Context – Frequent landslides in the Himalayas Concept – Reckless construction of hydropower projects has made earthquake-prone Himachal Pradesh more vulnerable to landslides. What is Landslide? A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth, down a slope due to the action […]