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Special report calls for ward level landslide risk maps

CRGD's special report on landslides in Kerala's hill districts recommends ward level risk maps, community evacuation triggers and stronger regulation of construction on slopes.

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Thiruvananthapuram, 10 July 2026. A special report published today by CRGD calls for landslide susceptibility maps at the level of local government wards and for evacuation plans tied to clear rainfall warning triggers.

The report, After the Landslides: Building Safer Hill Communities, brings together research on geology, land use, early warning and rehabilitation.

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