Tuesday, July 30, 2024

An Overview of land susceptible to landslides in Kerala

 After the recent landslides and death tolls in the Wayanad district of Kerala, people across the state have gone into a great shock.  The landslide in Mundakkai village in Wayanad, has taken around 100 lives and many are still missing.

As per a study by IIT Delhi, the Wayanad district is has land that are more susceptible to landslides in Kerala. As per their report published on The Hindu's online news portal, the percentage of the land that are succeptible to landslide in the Wayanad district is 31.5%, followed by Idukki with 31.08, Kannur with 28.11%. Alappuzha district has 0% land that are prone to landslides. 

The below image gives a better idea about the districts that are susceptible to landslides in Kerala.