Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and Western Ghats.
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Karnataka's legislature asks the Centre to shrink the Western Ghats eco-sensitive area · 23 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the example
Supplies Western Ghats-specific human triggers of landslides and the regulatory response, for that half of the comparison.
- The Kerala (2018) and Wayanad (2024) landslides and floods have been linked to quarrying and land-use change in the Western Ghats.
- The Gadgil panel (2011) proposed about 64% of the Ghats as sensitive with curbs on mining and quarrying; the Kasturirangan group (2013) cut this to about 37%.
- The Kasturirangan approach bans mining, quarrying and red-category industries within the ESA, but no final notification has been issued.
After a deadly glacier collapse, Nepal seeks climate compensation, not aid · 9 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the example
Use the Langtang Lirung collapse to illustrate a Himalaya-specific trigger of mass movement and floods: glacier and ice-rock failure linked to warming.
- On 26 August 2026 a large mass of ice and rock broke off a glacier near Langtang Lirung, registering as a seismic event of magnitude Ms 5.2, and triggered a deadly flood.
- Chinese experts linked the collapse to warming; with over 14,000 glacial lakes mapped on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, glacial lake outburst floods are a growing Himalayan hazard.
Also related
- Madhav Gadgil Panel (WGEEP)
Gadgil flagged quarrying, road cutting and land-use change as drivers of slope failure; Kerala's recent landslides revived the report.
- Kasturirangan Working Group
The adequacy of the roughly 37% ESA line is debated after landslides in Kerala and Karnataka.