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Table 7.10 Comparative study between landslide triggering factors and landslide hazard risk zones
Hazard
risk class
Lithology
Slope
Aspect
Curvature
Drainage
density
(km/km 2 )
U.C.A
(km 2 )
Settlement
density
R.C.A.
Land use/
land cover
Location
Very high
Gneiss/mica-
schist
45 ° - 70 °
North/
east/
south
High Positive/
high negative
5 - 6.5
>10
>1.25
High
Degraded
forest and
settlement
(20.11 and
12.55)
Lower pag-
lajhora /shi-
viter /
Tindharia
High
Quatzite
schist, phyllite
30 ° - 45 °
NE/SE
Moderate
positive/
negative
3.5 - 5.5
and more
than 8
5 - 10
0.5 - 1.25
Moderate
to high
Road/mixed
and open
forest
/Gayabari/
14 miles bu-
stee/Nur-
bong T.E
Mahanadi/
Moderate
Soft sand-
stone, shale
20
° -
30
°
Flat
Low
2.00
3.50
<5
0.25
0.50
Low
Jungle
Giddapahar/
upper
paglajhora
-
-
<20 °
Low
Conglomerate/
shale/
sandstone
NW
Around (0)
<2.00
<5
<0.25
Low
Dense forest
Marginal/
mid-central
part
UCA Upslope contributing area; RCA Road contributing area
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