According to to the 'Landslide Atlas' report prepared by Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district has "maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country".

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According to to the 'Landslide Atlas' report prepared by Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district has "maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country". Rudraprayag has 32 chronic landslide zones, with the maximum located on NH-107 that leads to the holy town, according to the District Emergency Operation Centre. Another Uttarakhand district, Tehri is at the second spot in the list of landslide prone districts. It has over two dozen landslide zones, including Totaghati which has been identified as a "very chronic landslide site". Chamoli, the district housing subsidence-hit Joshimath, is at 19th position in the list of 147 districts from across the country which are prone to landslides. According to data from the State Emergency Operation Centre, between 2018 and 2021, Uttarakhand reported 253 landslides, which resulted in the death of 127 people.


     

     

     

 

     


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