The major landslide prone zones in India include the Western Ghats and Konkan Hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra). Eastern Ghats (Araku region in Andhra Pradesh), North – Eastern Himalayas (Darjeeling and Sikkim) and North – western Himalayas (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir). Most of the landslide events occur in the Himalayas. The rapid flow of rivers of Western Ghats causes landslides. Construction of roads and high buildings has promoted the events of landslides in Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. The tides are the main cause of landslides in the Konkan Hills.
