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Table 2.15. Some Major Landslides that Occurred in the IHR<br />

Year District/State Losses<br />

July 1991 Assam 300 persons killed<br />

June 1993 Aizwal, Mizoram 4 persons were buried<br />

July 1993 Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 25 persons buried alive<br />

Aug 1993 Kalimpong, West Bengal 40 persons killed<br />

Aug 1993 Kohima, Nagaland 200 houses destroyed, 500 persons died<br />

May 1995 Aizwal, Mizoram 25 persons were killed<br />

June 1995 Malori, Jammu 6 persons were killed<br />

Sept 1995 Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 22 persons killed<br />

Aug 1998 Okhimath, Uttarakhand 107 persons & 723 animals killed, 525 houses damaged<br />

Aug 1998 Malapa, Kali river, Uttarakhand 21 persons killed<br />

Sept 2003 Varunavat Parvat, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Affected 300 persons<br />

May 2005 Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 9 persons died and loss <strong>of</strong> property<br />

May 2005 Mokokchung, Nagaland 12 persons died, 2 injured, 6 houses damaged<br />

July 2006 Darjeeling, West Bengal 21 houses damaged<br />

Aug 2006 Darjeeling, West Bengal Loss <strong>of</strong> 2 lives, 8 houses damaged<br />

Aug 2007 Dharla Village, Himachal Pradesh 14 houses and 60 lives lost<br />

Sept 2007 Village Baram/Sialdhar, Dharchula, Dist.<br />

15 fatalities and loss <strong>of</strong> livestock<br />

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand<br />

Aug 2007 East Sikkim 4 persons killed<br />

Sept 2007 Kurseong/ Kalimpong, West Bengal 6 persons killed<br />

Table 2.16. Some <strong>of</strong> the Major Cloudburst Events Recorded in the IHR<br />

Year Place Casualties<br />

1982 Mandalkhal-Chenni 3 human & 80 animal lives and damage to 8 houses / cattle sheds.<br />

1990 Nilkanth 100 human lives and damage to 10 houses / cattle sheds.<br />

1991 Dewar-Khadora 24 human and 63 animal lives and damage to 38 houses/cattle sheds.<br />

1992 Gadni 14 human lives and damage to 31 houses / cattle sheds.<br />

1995 Bhimtal 13 human lives and damage to 6 houses / cattle sheds.<br />

1997 Kinnaur and Shimla districts<br />

<strong>of</strong> H.P.<br />

Cloudburst led to landslide damming the river Satluj and consequent flashflood<br />

in downstream areas Hundreds <strong>of</strong> person lost their lives apart from huge loss<br />

<strong>of</strong> cattle lives and property.<br />

2000 Kinnaur Cloudburst washed away 2 persons.<br />

2009 Munsiyari Village washed away along with loss <strong>of</strong> 40 human lives.<br />

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<strong>Report</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Task</strong> <strong>Force</strong>

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