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Proposed landslide mapping method for Canacona region

This report  proposes a method for mapping landslides. It describes the geological reasons behind the landslides that occurred in the Canacona taluka. As noted by the Canacona Flash Floods Study Committee, these landslides occurred on steep slopes; the cascading water triggered the landslides. The method described in this report makes considerable use of satellite data, but relies critically on the field observations at Kuskem. The report list the factors identified as important for landslides in this area and prescribes a method to estimate a Landslide Potential Index and to prepare a landslide-susceptibility map. Though this method has been developed for a specific area, the methodology, with suitable modification, is applicable to other regions as well.