The Himalayas are a region prone to landslides due to several factors, including geological, topographical, and human-induced causes. Here are some of the main causes for increased landslide occurrences in the Himalayas: What causes landslides? Landslides are natural disasters occurring mainly in mountainous terrains where there are conducive conditions of soil, rock, geology and slope. A sudden movement of rock, boulders, earth or debris down a slope is termed as a landslide. Natural causes that trigger it include heavy rainfall, earthquakes, snowmelting and undercutting of slopes due to flooding. Landslides can also be caused by anthropogenic activities such as excavation, cutting of hills and trees, excessive infrastructure development, and overgrazing by cattle. India is among the four major countries where the risk of landslides is the highest, it added. If we look at the figures, about 0.42 million square kilometres in the country are prone to landslides, which is 12.6 per c...
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