Which of the following states of India are notorious for witnessing maximum number of lands slides
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Uttarakhand is the state which witnesses a maximum number of landslides.
Explanation:
In 2015, 33 landslides
In 2020, 972 landslides.
In 2021, 132 landslides.
- The downward movement of a mass of rock along the slope surface under the force of gravity is called a landslide.
- In the lower Himalayas, they are very common.
- It is a geological phenomenon that includes huge ground movements such as deep failure slopes, shallow debris flows, and rockfalls.
- Causes for landslides are urbanization and deforestation as there is an increase in the population.
- Landslide is also known as landslip.
- Landslides undersea have the tendency to generate tsunamis.
Examples: Great tragedies reported -
Varnavat landslide, Uttarkashi District.
Malpha landslide Pithoragarh district,
Okhimath landslide in Chamoli district, UK
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