Question

The satellite images are given in figure A and B belong to the same location but a different timeline. Study the images and answer the following questions.

                                    Figure A

                                  Figure B

1. Compare the images and tell what differences do you find in these images. 
2. In 2019 what does the patch of land going from north-west to south-east signify? Why was it not there in the 2011 image?
3. To what extent is the climate of the place responsible for this disaster?
4. Which other factors are responsible for the disaster?

Answer 1

1. Figure A shows the maximum area under vegetation. 
   Figure B shows development in form of settlements and transportation routes.
2. The sweeping portion from north-west to south-east is visible in the satellite image of 2019. This is because the village is located at the foothills. The rain and slope were responsible for the mudslide. Heavy rainfall and the absence of vegetation aggravated the situation. In 2011, vegetation was thick but in 2019 deforestation has been done extensively for farming practices.
3. Climate plays an important role for the disaster. Heavy rainfall makes the soil to move from the surface of the mountain towards the foothills.
4. Deforestation and the absence of vegetation are responsible for this.