This landslide is located in a valley known as the Paglajhora Slump Valley, with a long record of landsliding due to unstable geological conditions. A major reactivation occurred in 2010, severely damaging the UNESCO-listed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the Hill Cart Road. Rail traffic remains suspended in 2017, also due to another major landslide along the track in Tindharia.

Keywords

hazard impact, landslide, mountainscape, people, railway, road traffic, traffic, tropical montane forest, Zonobiome II

Created

Wednesday 15 November 2017 by Martin Mergili in Asia / India (2466 visits)