Last Updated on 02/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
More than 300 people have died due to landslides in Wayanad, Kerala. The entire village in Mundakkai has been destroyed due to the landslide and it is being said that no one has survived here. After this tragic incident, there is a lot of discussion about natural incidents like landslides in India. Actually, a large number of these incidents are happening in India and many people are losing their lives due to this. A lot of landslide incidents are happening in states like Uttarakhand and states like Himachal, Assam, Kerala are also not spared from this.
But, have you ever noticed that a large part of Kashmir is situated in the mountains, but the incidence of landslides in Kashmir is less as compared to other states. There has been no major landslide incident in Kashmir in the last several decades and the valley is still largely safe from incidents like major landslides. So today let’s try to know how Kashmir is safe from this natural disaster…
What is the situation in Wayanad?
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Before knowing about the geographical condition of Kashmir, let us tell you what is the situation in Wayanad where the landslide has happened… Actually, the landslide incident happened in Wayanad on 30th July and even after 4 days of the accident, the process of people coming out of the debris is still going on. So far 308 people have died in the accident. However, the rescue workers engaged in the rescue have found only 195 bodies so far. The death of the rest of the people has been confirmed through their body parts.
Where do more landslides occur in India?
In India, the highest number of landslide incidents occur in the Northern Western and North Eastern Himalayan regions. Along with this, there are also those areas of Western Ghats which are also considered prone to landslides. Many researches have revealed that Uttarakhand is considered the most landslide prone area in the Himachal region, followed by Himachal and other states. It is believed that up to 40 percent of landslide incidents in the Himalayan region occur in Uttarakhand. Apart from this, there are many incidents of landslides in Assam, Kerala, Karnataka as well
Let us tell you that there are many incidents of landslides in Kashmir too, but Kashmir is still safe from major incidents. If we look at the data of the last decades, not a single one of the most horrific landslide incidents in the country has happened in Kashmir. So first let us see about the most horrific landslide incidents in the history of India…
– On 18 September 1948, a landslide occurred in Guwahati, Assam, in which 500 people died.
– On October 4, 1968, several landslides occurred simultaneously in Darjeeling and thousands of people died.
– On August 18, 1998, more than 300 people died in a landslide in Malpa, Uttarakhand.
– On July 12, 2000, 67 people died in a landslide in Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
– On November 9, 2001, 39 people died in the landslide in Amburi, Kerala.
– Many people also died in the landslide that occurred in Kedarnath on 18 June 2013.
– On July 30, 2014, 150 people died in the accident in Malin, Maharashtra.
– On August 6, 2020, 65 people were killed in a landslide in Pettimudi, Kerala.
– On July 18, 2021, 32 people were killed in the accident in Chembur and Vikhroli in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
– On June 30, 2022, 58 people were killed in a landslide in Tupul, Manipur.
– On July 19, 2023, 26 people died in a landslide in Raigad, Maharashtra.
– On July 16, 2024, 8 people died in a landslide in Srirur, Karnataka.
Apart from this, many incidents of landslides keep happening in Uttarakhand, Himachal, Uttarakhand. Many incidents have happened in Kashmir recently as well.
Why is Kashmir left out?
Actually, the upper region of the Himalayas is not considered a landslide prone area. If you look at the map given above, you will understand that a large part of Kashmir falls in the upper part of Himachal, which is considered a green area, that is, there are very few landslides here. Above this, there are also moderate, high and very high categories. The reason for less landslides in the northern part of Kashmir is also the mountains there.
Actually, due to the presence of limestone, sandstone and granite in the mountains, such incidents do not happen. Apart from this, due to the presence of rivers like Jhelum and Sindhu, there is a different system of water drainage, which reduces the risk of landslides. Apart from this, the rainfall in Kashmir is also less than other regions, which also protects this area from landslides. Apart from this, due to the snowy mountains, the soil here is more stable. However, it cannot be said that there are no landslides at all in Kashmir, such incidents happen here too. But the conditions here are different.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)