landslide-prone

Four years and many surveys later, disaster prevention work yet to begin in 20 ‘landslide-prone’ villages

Two years ago, the state administration decided to take several measures to prevent landslides and allotted Rs 3.5 crore for the same. But with the work failing to take of, local villagers have been demanding they should be shifted to a new location. In the wake of the Malin landslide in July 2014, which claimed