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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3207-2024
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© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
More than one landslide per road kilometer – surveying and modeling mass movements along the Rishikesh–Joshimath (NH-7) highway, Uttarakhand, India
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Ravi Kumar Guntu
Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
now at: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Alexander Plakias
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
now at: Urban Ecosystem Science, Institute of Ecology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Igo Silva de Almeida
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Wolfgang Schwanghart
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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The Himalayan road network links remote areas, but fragile terrain and poor construction lead to frequent landslides. This study on the NH-7 in India's Uttarakhand region analyzed 300 landslides after heavy rainfall in 2022 . Factors like slope, rainfall, rock type and road work influence landslides. The study's model predicts landslide locations for better road maintenance planning, highlighting the risk from climate change and increased road use.
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