Tamil Nadu Wildlife Sanctuaries & Bird Sanctuaries Kazhuveli Birds Sanctuary Not to Scale Gulf of Mannar Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary Vallanadu Black Buck Sanctuary Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary - Block A and Block B Vettangudi Birds Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Birds Sanctuary Karikili Birds Sanctuary Oussudu Lake Birds Sanctuary Kanjirankulam Birds Sanctuary Birds Sanctuary Sakkarakottai Tank Birds Sanctuary Chitrangudi Birds Sanctuary Teerathangal Bird Sanctuary Melaselvanur-Keelselvanur Birds Sanctuary Koonthankulam-Kadankulam Birds Sanctuary Vellode Birds Sanctuary Vedanthangal Birds Sanctuary Udayamarthandapuram Birds Sanctuary Vaduvoor Birds Sanctuary Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka Kerala Sri Lanka M W N W V B W M W e San S c C W V y V K S L Karaivetti Birds Sanctuary O O O Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu Landslide A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff is called landslide. Water is the most common trigger of a landslide. The Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu is identified as one of the most vulnerable districts in the country and landslides pose a major threat in this area. The other regions which are prone to land slides are Coimbatore and Palani hill of Dindigul district where Kodaikanal hill station is located.
Risk Reduction Measures Before: Create awareness, stay alert and awake, monitor the news updates, make evacuation plan, listen for any unusual sounds that might indicate moving debris such as trees cracking, boulders knocking and consider leaving the place of landslide if it is safe to do so. Landslide After - Stay away from the slide area; listen to local radio or television stations for the latest emergency information; watch for flooding, which may occur after a landslide or debris flow; check for injured and trapped persons near the slide, without entering the direct slide area. Flood Flood is