A multi-disciplinary expert committee that probed into the reasons for the landslide in Karwar which claimed 19 lives during the October floods has found that deforestation and large scale excavation of soil from the hilllock lead to the tragedy.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/deforestation-led-landslide-karwar-says-expert-committee
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landslides
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-institute-science-iisc
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-kannad
