ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Monday, October 7, 2024

Disaster


EARTHQUAKE-SEP-2011DISASTER IN SIKKIM

Sikkim is very vulnerable to natural calamities considering that it falls under the Seismic Zone IV and records one of the highest annual rainfalls in the country. Every year a noticeable number of people are affected by natural disasters among which landslides, floods, river bank erosion and earthquakes are most frequent

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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