Protection of life and properties from landslide disaster is indispensable in creating a safe environment
for the society.
The national imperative towards safety due to landslide initiation is increasing in view of the higher
rate of human settlement in the
mountain slope across the country. Landslides are significant amongst those hazards that can be
disastrous to human life and
property. It is estimated that economic loss due to landslides may reach between 1-2% of the gross
national product in many developing
countries. Evaluating and mitigating the landslide hazard and risk is a major challenge for the
technocrats and decision makers in the
developing world as 80% of the reported fatalities due to landslide is within the developing countries.
In India, about 0.42 million sq. km or 12.6% of land area, excluding snow covered area, is prone to
landslide hazard. Out of this, 0.18
million sq. km falls in North East Himalaya, including Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalaya; 0.14 million sq.
km falls in North West Himalaya
(Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir); 0.09 million sq. km in Western Ghats and Konkan
hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka,
Goa and Maharashtra) and 0.01 million sq. km in Eastern Ghats of Aruku area in Andhra Pradesh. The
landslide-prone Himalayan terrain falls in the maximum earthquake-prone zones (Zone-IV and V; BIS 2002)
where earthquakes of Modified Mercalli intensity VIII to IX can
occur, and thus, are also prone to earthquake-triggered landslides. The most recent example is the
aftermath of 18 September 2011 Sikkim
Earthquake in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas.
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Landslide Hazard
Protection of life and properties from landslide disaster is indispensable in creating a safe
environment for the society.
The national imperative towards safety due to landslide initiation is increasing in view of the
higher rate of human settlement in the
mountain slope across the country. Landslides are significant...
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Roles and Responsibilities
GSI - the nodal agency for landslide studies
National Core Group for Landslide Hazard Mitigation was
set up with the approval of then Dy. Prime Minister vide O. M. No. 31/ 56/ 2003.
NDM.III dt. 20 January 2004 with the following Terms of Reference...
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Activities
Technical Committees
TAC constituted by Ministry of Mines
On advice from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Union Government constituted a
high- level Scientific and Technical
Advisory...
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Landslide Vision and Strategy Document
For more information about Teams And Publications, please click the below link.
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Dos and Donts
- Landslide Preparedness and Prevention
- Areas that are generally prone to landslides
- Areas generally safe from landslides
- Landslide warning signs
- Immediate steps for imminent Landslide
- Actions to be taken before Intense Rainfall
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Contact Persons
- Nodal Office, Kolkata
- Information & Management, New Delhi
- North Eastern Region
- Southern Region
- Eastern Region
- Northern Region
- Central Region
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Landslide Hazard Report
Landslide Hazard Report
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Landslide Information Sheet
Landslide Information Sheet
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Guidelines and Education
This contains the various guidelines related to landslide studies, educational material and
dummy dataset for preparing Landslide susceptibility map
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NLSM
Since FS 2014 - 15, GSI has launched and undertook a national programme on landslide
susceptibility mapping - Macro scale (1:50,000) National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (NLSM)
with an aim to cover the 0.42 million sq. km landslide prone areas of the country. This national
programme was formally launched by Shri Dinsha Patel, Hon’ble Minister of Mines, Government of
India.
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FAQ
What is a landslide?
- Landslide is a physical phenomenon when a part of rock, and/or debris/ soil fall due to
the action of gravity.
- It is caused by a set of terrain-specific geofactors (e.g., slope, lithology, rock
structure, land use/ cover, geomorphology etc.).
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Team and Publication
For more information about Teams And Publications, please click the below link.
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Projects
Macro scale (1:50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) under NLSM
Programme
- Tamil Nadu (58I01,02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 57L10), Maharashtra (48I05,
47L01, 02, 03, 04, 05,06,07, 08, 47H06, 10, 13) covering about 4,489 km2 areas.
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Projects Metadata
The excel sheet contains list of landslide projects funded by Government Agencies including GSI.
The information is based on the data provided by the stakeholders in the prescribed format shown
below (Annexure-I and Annexure-II).
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Recent Landslide Incidences
Recent Landslide Incidences.
