12% Indian land prone to landslides as climate change increases the risks

Last year, 264 Indians died in landslides, said a report on accidental deaths and suicides in 2019 by the National Crime Records Bureau

Manu Moudgil | IndiaSpend IndiaSpend Chandigarh

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Workers removing boulders and clearing the roads on WEH at Malad after excessive rains in the city on Tuesday caused a major landslide, in Mumbai on Friday.

14 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2020 | 10:24 AM IST

Six days’ relentless rain had saturated the soil on the rolling slopes of Rajamala hamlet in Anamalai hills--which support tea and coffee plantations--in Idukki district of Kerala. On August 6, 2020,

Topics : landslide | Environment | Monsoon rains

First Published: Oct 02 2020 | 10:23 AM IST

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12% Indian land prone to landslides as climate change increases the risks

Last year, 264 Indians died in landslides, said a report on accidental deaths and suicides in 2019 by the National Crime Records Bureau

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