Landslide, mudslide attributed to deforestation

The disastrous landslide and mudslide of July 14, 2004 at Gopibung which not only disconnected Imphal Dimapur highway but also rendered the surrounding fields uncultivable because of falling rocks and trees was a result of unrestrained deforestation ac…

The disastrous landslide and mudslide of July 14, 2004 at Gopibung which not only disconnected Imphal Dimapur highway but also rendered the surrounding fields uncultivable because of falling rocks and trees was a result of unrestrained deforestation activities, claimed Prof N Dev of Geography Department, Manipur University Source The Sangai Express

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