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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