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Landslide Atlas of India



The National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO has Recently released the Landslide Atlas of India.


The Atlas is a database of landslide-prone regions of India from 1998-2022.


It covers landslide-vulnerable regions in 17 states and 2 UTs of India.


The mapping was done using the data from IRS-1D PAN+LISS-III, Resourcesat-1, 2 and 2A LISS-IV Mx, Cartosat-1 and 2S, and International satellites. 


Landslide is defined as the rapid movement of rock, soil, and vegetation down the slope under the influence of gravity.


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