WAYANAD HIGH ON LANDSLIDE ATLAS
Wayanad was among many places in Kerala that featured high on a ISRO database based on exposure to landslides in terms of “key socio-economic parameters”, ranking 13th among 147 districts in the country.
Landslide Atlas of India
Landslide Atlas of India is prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre, one of the ISRO centres, in February 2023.
Among 147 districts in 17 States and two Union Territories, Wayanad is ranked 13th, while Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode are ranked third, fifth, seventh and 10th, respectively.
Wayanad ranked fifth in Kerala on ISRO’s landslide atlas.
Rudraprayag in Uttaranchal was ranked first in the landslide atlas, which specifically looked at landslide-prone Western Ghats and Himalayan regions.
The vulnerability of the inhabitants and households is more significant in the Western Ghats due to the very high population and household density, especially in Kerala, even when fewer landslides exist than in the Himalayan regions.
(Note: Refer topic 5 of June CA issue for detailed version)
