Landslide Atlas of India
On 11th March, 2023, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Landslide Atlas of India, providing a detailed guide identifying landslide hotspots in the country.
What are Landslides?
- Landslides are the movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope. This movement can be caused by a variety of factors, including natural events like heavy rainfall, earthquakes, and erosion, as well as human activities like construction and mining, and even underwater, where they are called submarine landslides.
About the Atlas
- The Atlas is based on an all-India database created by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre that includes three types ....
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