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IIT Mandi to provide technical support for DPR ( Detailed Project Report ) preparation and landslide mitigation
Being a hilly state, the Himachal Pradesh is landslide prone and it’s most common hazard in the state and almost every year the state gets affected by one or more major landslides causing loss of life and damage to houses, agricultural fields, roads and infrastructure.
To mitigate losses from landslide, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to constitute Core Group for landslide mitigation. For creation of the core group for landslide mitigation and a detailed project report in this regard to be sent to the National Disaster Management Authority.
Landslide is most common hazard and every year the state gets affected and the risks of landslides could be mitigated through a combination of structural and non-structural measures.
The National Disaster Management Authority, government of India has sought detailed project report for landslide mitigation from the State. As many as 21 vulnerable sites of landslide have been selected which may be perused at falling in different districts.
It was decided in the meeting to constitute a core group with Engineer-in-Chief, PWD as Member Secretary for preparation of the DPR for the State. The Core Group will have the Director, Geological Survey of India, Chandigarh as Member and Engineers from PWD, Geologists from Industries department and technical experts from IIT, Mandi will also be the Members of this core group.
The State PWD department would be the implementing agency for landslide mitigation with Geological Survey of India and State Geological Wing as supporting agencies.
IIT Mandi will be the technical support agency for the DPR preparation and landslide mitigation.
It was also decided that two sites would be selected by the PWD for sample DPR preparation one from Naina Devi in Bilaspur district and another from the Sirmaur district. The PWD would also identify four to five vulnerable landslide spots in each zone for treatment at the earliest.
The State Disaster Management Authority was planning to take up the landslide mitigation at a large scale for reducing the vulnerability and risk associated with the landslide hazard in the state
What is a landslide and what causes one :
A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity. The term "landslide" encompasses five modes of slope movement: falls, topples, slides, spreads, and flows. These are further subdivided by the type of geologic material (bedrock, debris, or earth). Debris flows (commonly referred to as mudflows or mudslides) and rock falls are examples of common landslide types.
Almost every landslide has multiple causes. Slope movement occurs when forces acting down-slope (mainly due to gravity) exceed the strength of the earth materials that compose the slope. Causes include factors that increase the effects of down-slope forces and factors that contribute to low or reduced strength. Landslides can be initiated in slopes already on the verge of movement by rainfall, snowmelt, changes in water level, stream erosion, changes in ground water, earthquakes, volcanic activity, disturbance by human activities, or any combination of these factors. Earthquake shaking and other factors can also induce landslides underwater. These landslides are called submarine landslides. Submarine landslides sometimes cause tsunamis that damage coastal areas.
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