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progress. He also put the example of Kotrupi Landslide
which happened on 13 August 2017 on National Highway

154, which caused property as well as life loss about 46

people lost their lives. Dr. Gupta said that Kotrupi is highly
tectonic active zone. He also explains

terminologies commonly used in landslide studies. He
also told that what IITEANS based at Mandi are doing to
reduce or pin point the locations which are most prone to

landslide. He told that they have developed a low-cost

monitoring and warning system against landslides and

(a) Dr. Sharad Gupta, IIT Mandi addressed the
gathering and (b) Photo of Kotrupi landslide

deploy at number of locations alongside the road between

Mandi and Aut. He said sensor can sense landslides before
they happen and thereby in advance a pre-alarming
announcement can be made.