Open AccessLandslide Hazard Risk Assessment and Landuse Planning of Mayoon, Hunza, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Garee Khan,
Parvez Alam,
Zulfiqar Ali,
Javed Akhter Qureshi,
Manzoor Ali,
Shams Ur Rehman,
Muhamad Alam,
Arif Raza Khan,
Farida Begum
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of economic and environment geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2223-957X
DOI - 10.46660/ojs.v10i4.349
Subject(s) - landslide , rockfall , hazard , geography , glacier , physical geography , geospatial analysis , land use , resilience (materials science) , natural hazard , geology , cartography , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , civil engineering , geotechnical engineering , meteorology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , engineering , thermodynamics
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan is highly vulnerable and hazard-prone area according to National DisasterManagerment Authority, based on frequency of avalanches, landslides, glacier lake outburst floods, rockfall and flashfloods. These hazards have been quite frequent since 2010, potentially due to changing climatic conditions and uniquetectonic setting resulting in massive destruction, economic loss and human migration. In this study, geospatial techniques(GIS/RS) were used to identify landslide hazard with elements at risk. The resultant maps will be used for betterplanning and resilience of local communities. Landslide area has been marked based on field observations (GPS data).Risk category is ranked high, medium and low based on field observations, geological setting and historical landslidedata. There are six offshoots of MKT crossing parallel to each other along KKH from Chalt to Ahmadabad. Chalt fault iscrossing nearby the Mayoon landslide, which may affect the entire valley. This study identifies landslide as a majorhazard in the area.