Uttarakhand: Massive Landslide In Dharchula Brings Down Hill. WATCH
2 days, 8 hours ago

Uttarakhand: Massive Landslide In Dharchula Brings Down Hill. WATCH

ABP News  

A hill along the Dharchula-Tawaghat National Highway in Uttarakhand collapsed after a landslide on Friday. Between June 23 and July 10, Uttarakhand dealt with 17 landslides, according to a report by The New Indian Express. Various districts like Almora, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Udham Singh Nagar, and Uttarkashi were affected by the landslides this year. In 2023, the state saw 1,100 landslides, 245 landslides in 2022, 354 in 2021, 328 in 2020, 254 in 2019, and 2016 in 2018.

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Uttarakhand has 54 landslide prone areas on Char Dham route: Study
1 day, 17 hours ago

Uttarakhand has 54 landslide prone areas on Char Dham route: Study

India Today  

The Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority has identified 54 landslide prone areas along the Char Dham Yatra route following a detailed study conducted by the Landslide Mitigation and Management Center. The landslide prone areas mentioned in the study include sensitive zones like Pagalnala, Lambagad, Pipalkoti, Patalganga, Birahi, and Joshimath in Chamoli district, and, Devprayag, Kaudiyala, and Tota Ghati in Pauri district. …

Good old bamboo, a certain grass could save hill highways from landslides
3 days, 17 hours ago

Good old bamboo, a certain grass could save hill highways from landslides

India Today  

Could the answer to lethal landslides on India’s mountainous highways be covering the steep slopes with deep-rooted grasses like Vetiver and reinforcing with bamboo benching? Such measures could prove to be a saviour for states like Uttarakhand, where landslides have become rampant and claim many lives every year even as the state executes a series of highway projects, including the …

Major landslides in India- a timeline
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Major landslides in India- a timeline

The Hindu  

Massive landslides struck various hilly areas in Kerala’s Wayanad district early on July 30, 2024, leaving hundreds of people suspected to be trapped. This is one of the major landslides to occur in the 2024 monsoon season, with states like Karnataka, Mizoram, and Assam, also being affected. Earlier, a landslide occurred on National Highway 66 near Shirur in Ankola taluk …

Uttarakhand: 3 killed, 8 injured in landslide on Kedarnath Yatra route
5 months ago

Uttarakhand: 3 killed, 8 injured in landslide on Kedarnath Yatra route

Hindustan Times  

Three people died and eight got injured in a landslide near Chidwasa in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. “The news of some pilgrims getting injured due to debris and heavy stones falling from the hill near the Kedarnath Yatra route is very sad," he wrote. More than one lakh devotees reached Kedarnath since the doors of Shri Kedarnath …

Landslide hits Uttarakhand tunnel on Badrinath National Highway | Watch
5 months, 1 week ago

Landslide hits Uttarakhand tunnel on Badrinath National Highway | Watch

Hindustan Times  

Landslides hit the road near the Patal Ganga Langsi tunnel on the Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, leading to road closures. The Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand was halted on Sunday due to a heavy rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department for the next two days, news agency ANI reported. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami …

Two-Storey Building Collapses After Landslide in Uttarakhand's Nainital
1 year, 2 months ago

Two-Storey Building Collapses After Landslide in Uttarakhand's Nainital

News 18  

A two-storey building in Charlton Lodge of Uttarakhand’s Nainital collapsed on Saturday, sparking panic among people in the town. According to a Times of India report, by 1:15 pm, the two-storey building — owned by a government official, Subhash Chanyal — collapsed due to the force of the landslide. A Building collapsed today in Charlton lodge of Nainital in Uttarakhand …

Landslide destroys several buildings in India’s Himachal Pradesh state
1 year, 3 months ago

Landslide destroys several buildings in India’s Himachal Pradesh state

Al Jazeera  

TV channels broadcast images of hillside buildings crashing down, along with trees and debris – the latest in a string of disasters in the Himalayas. No one was hurt in Thursday’s landslide in the Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh state as residents had been moved out of the area because it was deemed unsafe, officials said. “The administration had identified …

Geological study of landslide-hit areas in Uttarakhand’s Tehri to be carried out
1 year, 4 months ago

Geological study of landslide-hit areas in Uttarakhand’s Tehri to be carried out

Hindustan Times  

A geological study of the landslide affected area and its surrounding region in Chamba of Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district will be carried out, the Tehri Garhwal district administration said. Initially, a preliminary survey will be carried out by state government experts. A preliminary survey will be carried out by the state government scientists and geologists and if required, the administration …

Manipur: Landslides block highway in Noney district, at least 500 trucks stranded on NH 37
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: Landslides block highway in Noney district, at least 500 trucks stranded on NH 37

India TV News  

Manipur landslide: Heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Manipur's Noney district, blocking the Imphal-Silchar highway due to which at least 500 goods vehicles are stranded, officials said today. At least 500 goods vehicles are stranded in different parts of the highway due to the landslides, they added. In June last year, a massive landslide hit a railway construction site in …

Uttarakhand: Boulder hits bulldozer during road clearing operation after landslide in Pithoragarh | Video
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Boulder hits bulldozer during road clearing operation after landslide in Pithoragarh | Video

India TV News  

Uttarakhand: A big boulder fell on a JCB machine as workers were working to resume traffic on a road that was hit by a landslide. As the work was underway to open Tawaghat Sobla road in Pithoragarh, a massive boulder fell on a JCB machine. A video of the incident has also surfaced showing boulders, rocks falling on the landslide …

Uttarakhand: Landslide kills 5 pilgrims, blocks Kedarnath Highway
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Landslide kills 5 pilgrims, blocks Kedarnath Highway

Live Mint  

Five pilgrims lost their lives when the vehicle they were traveling in became burried beneath the debris of a landslide in Tarsali, situated under Chowki Phata in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, stated police on August 12. "A 60-meter portion of the Kedarnathgya highway collapsed due to heavy debris falling from the hill with boulders in Tarsali. The calamity unfolded …

Uttarakhand: Three dead, 17 missing in Rudraprayag landslide
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Three dead, 17 missing in Rudraprayag landslide

Deccan Chronicle  

Rudraprayag : Three people have died and seventeen are reportedly missing after a massive landslide occurred in the Rudraprayag district, officials said on Saturday. According to information received from the District Administration, Rudraprayag, "3 people have been killed and 17 people are missing in the landslide that occurred 16 km before Kedarnath in Rudraprayag's Gaurikund." Earlier today, a portion of …

Uttarakhand: 3 Dead, 17 Missing As Massive Landslide Hits Rudraprayag; Traffic Movement Disrupted
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: 3 Dead, 17 Missing As Massive Landslide Hits Rudraprayag; Traffic Movement Disrupted

News 18  

At least three died while 17 people were left injured after a massive landslide and flash floods hit Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag officials, police said on Saturday. The fateful incident occurred on the Kedarnath yatra route that hosts several shops and dhabas which were swept away following flash floods causing heavy loss of property. Gangotri National Highway Caved-In Earlier in the day, …

Uttarakhand: Portion of Gangotri Highway caves in following landslide, traffic diverted
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Portion of Gangotri Highway caves in following landslide, traffic diverted

India TV News  

Uttarkashi landslide: A portion of Gangotri National Highway caved in due to a landslide near the Forest Department office at Lisa Depot in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi disrupting vehicular movement today. Border Roads Organisation OIC, Vinod Kumar Devadi said that the higher officials have been informed for treatment by putting up a danger sign board. Meanwhile, the road near Nandaprayag and Chhinka …

Uttarakhand: Three killed, several vehicles buried as rain-triggered landslide hits Uttarkashi | VIDEO
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: Three killed, several vehicles buried as rain-triggered landslide hits Uttarkashi | VIDEO

India TV News  

Three people were killed as a few vehicles got covered under debris after a rain-triggered landslide on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. North India has seen ceaseless precipitation throughout the course of recent days, with numerous areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan recording "heavy to extremely heavy" precipitation. As per the …

Frequency of landslides increasing in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 9 months ago

Frequency of landslides increasing in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a six-time increase in major landslides in the past two years with 117 occurring in 2022 as compared to 16 in 2020, according to data compiled by the disaster management department. Out of the 117 major landslides witnessed in 2022, a maximum number of 21 were reported in Kullu followed by 20 in Mandi, 18 in …

INFO CARD | Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India peril
1 year, 10 months ago

INFO CARD | Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India peril

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 26, 2023 15:01 IST The recent events in Joshimath have revived the debate around development in ecologically fragile areas. While there has certainly been a rise in outlier climate events, especially intense rainfall as seen in Maharashtra and Kerala in recent years, their effect on populations has been outsized mainly because of human folly in the form …

Watch: Major Landslide in Himachal's Shimla Blocks Key Highway
3 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Major Landslide in Himachal's Shimla Blocks Key Highway

News 18  

A major landslide in Himachal Pradesh has blocked the National Highway-5 in the Jyori area of Shimla, the state’s capital. According to the state disaster management authorities, the incident occurred in the Jeori area of the Rampur subdivision, which falls in the Shimla district. The landslide occurred at 9 am after which the district administration deployed the SDM-Rampur and a …

Joshimath landslide: Part of mountain collapses after heavy rains, relief operation underway
3 years, 4 months ago

Joshimath landslide: Part of mountain collapses after heavy rains, relief operation underway

India TV News  

One part of a mountain collapsed in Chamoli's Joshimath area in Uttarakhand due to a massive landslide on Friday morning. Apart from Uttarakhand, neighboring state Himachal Pradesh is also experiencing heavy rainfall. A woman died and five people were injured on Thursday when a house collapsed in Almora district, while a man drowned in the Shakti canal here amid incessant …

Watch: Video captures landslide in Uttarakhand's Chamoli as rocks, boulders fall from hill
3 years, 4 months ago

Watch: Video captures landslide in Uttarakhand's Chamoli as rocks, boulders fall from hill

India Today  

Heavy rains triggered a landslide near a motorway close to Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district late Thursday. Locals have informed the administration that several people, who were travelling to Rishikesh, Dehradun and other places in Uttarakhand, have been stranded due to the landslide. Meanwhile, a video of the landslide in Chamoli has gone viral that shows rocks and …

Several dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India’s Himalayas
3 years, 4 months ago

Several dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India’s Himalayas

Al Jazeera  

More than 200 personnel are working to find survivors after boulders tumbled onto a major highway, Indian officials say. A landslide in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has killed at least 10 people, injured 14 and left dozens trapped after boulders tumbled onto a major highway, smashing and burying several vehicles, Indian officials have said. A statement on …

One dead, 2 injured in landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Solan
3 years, 4 months ago

One dead, 2 injured in landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Solan

India Today  

A 22-year-old man died and two others were injured in a landslide that hit Himachal Pradesh's Solan district early Tuesday, a state disaster management official said. As per a report received from the Solan District Emergency Operation Centre, the landslide occurred near a hotel in sector three in Parwanoo at around 2:30 am, the official added. Meanwhile, the Nahan-Kumharhatti national …

Sirmaur landslide 'took a bus' along with portion of mountain; video viral
3 years, 4 months ago

Sirmaur landslide 'took a bus' along with portion of mountain; video viral

Hindustan Times  

A landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district took away a huge portion of the mountain on Friday. The incident also took away a section of the road, which connected Paonta Sahib. The landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur took away the portion of a mountain on Thursday. Sirmaur deputy commissioner Ram Kumar Gautam said travellers were alerted when they saw a …

From 1991 earthquake to 2013 Kedarnath floods: Major natural disasters of Uttarakhand
3 years, 10 months ago

From 1991 earthquake to 2013 Kedarnath floods: Major natural disasters of Uttarakhand

India Today  

These are the major natural disasters that Uttarakhand has faced over the last three decades: *1991 Uttarkashi Earthquake: An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit the undivided state of Uttar Pradesh in October 1991 in which at least 768 people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed. *1998 Malpa Landslide: The small village of Malpa in Pithoragarh district was wiped in …

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