The prime contributing factor to landslides in Guwahati is anthropogenic, with unscientific cutting of hills and lack of proper drainage network identified as key issues. DDMA has marked 366 landslide-prone sites, emphasizing the need for prevention methods like afforestation and proper drainage systems.
DARJEELING: The initiative to pay workers in the Hills for catching citrus trunk borer - an insect that infests orange trees between May and August - .