Landslides will continue unless there is accountability, say scientists, environmentalists
Scientists and environmentalists are warning that landslides in the Western Ghats are becoming more frequent due to a combination of climate change and unplanned infrastructure development. Experts emphasize that deforestation and the removal of native vegetation have compromised soil stability in these fragile regions.
The delayed arrival of the southwest monsoon has brought with it a fresh spell of landslides in the Western Ghats. While Wayanad in Kerala has already witnessed a debris slip that claimed three lives, heavy rainfall triggered a landslide near the KSRTC bus stand in Madikeri, Kodagu district. Earlier, three people died when a retaining wall slipped on a building at Garodi-Naguri in Mangaluru on July 1.
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