Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO report

Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO report

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Category : National Published on: March 14 2023

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  • According to the recently released 'Landslide Atlas' report of ISRO's Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), the two hilly districts of Uttarakhand, Rudraprayag and Tehri, are most prone to landslides.
  • The National Remote Sensing Center has released a list of 147 districts prone to landslides across the country, in which Rudraprayag is at number one and Tehri at number two.
  • Kerala's Thrissur and Palakkad districts are at 3rd and 5th spots respectively.
  • Rudraprayag, which tops the list, is also home to the famous Kedarnath shrine, which witnessed a devastating disaster in 2013 that killed thousands.
  • Sirobgarh and Narkota areas of Rudraprayag are most affected by landslides. Landslides are reported here throughout the year.
  • Over 11,000 landslides were recorded in Uttarakhand in the last two decades.
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