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Topic: Disaster and disaster management.
5. Unlike the mitigation for other weather events, like cyclones or floods, landslide mitigation in India faces a unique problem – that of accurate and timely prediction. Assess the vulnerability of India to landslides and suggest mitigation measures. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: New Indian Express
Why the question:
As search and rescue efforts increased with the arrival of equipment, the death toll has risen to at least 56, with 28 others missing, after a summer tropical depression that unleashed days of pounding rain caused landslides and floods in the central and southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday. The latest reports put the death toll at over 60.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the various difficulties in landslide mitigation and steps to overcome it.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the answer by defining a landslide.
Body:
First, Mention the natural factors behind the causes of landslides in India with a few examples. Mention the areas which are most prone to landslides. Draw a small illustrative map showing the same.
Next, write about the various difficulties in landslide mitigation – lack of data, poor predictability, lack of awareness, faulty evacuation strategies in landslide-prone areas etc.
Next, suggest measures to overcome the above.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
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