Uttarakhand Affairs
Rudraprayag, Tehri top list of landslide-prone 147 dists: Isro
The two hill districts ofRudraprayagandTehriin Uttarakhand have the “maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country”, according to the ‘Landslide Atlas’ report prepared by Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of Isro.
Rudraprayag has 32 chronic landslide zones, with the maximum located on NH-107 that leads to the holy town, according to the District Emergency Operation Centre. Similarly, Tehri including Totaghati, which has been identified as a “very chronic landslide site”.
Rudraprayag and Tehri have been ranked first and second respectively among 147 districts from across the country, which are prone to landslides.Chamoli, which houses subsidence-hit Joshimath, is at 19th position.
According to data from the State Emergency Operation Centre, between 2018 and 2021, Uttarakhand reported 253 landslides, which resulted in 127 deaths.
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