Urbanisation and Landslide: A Sociological Overview of Anthropogenic Impact in Sechü-Zubza, Nagaland

Asuno Tase, Toshimenla Jamir

Nagaland University, India

The people of Nagaland living in the hilly terrain have been facing Landslides every monsoon with incessant rainfall. A prominent disaster affecting Sechü-Zubza, a mountainous area with active developmental activities on National Highway 29 under the central scheme. The road extension projects have been frequently hampered due to mud sinking, a widespread disaster threatening the commuters and the inhabitants. However, the calamity can be associated with anthropogenic activity due to broader developmental aims in the study area. The central theme of the study is the adverse effects of landslides triggered by anthropogenic activities, evident from the losses incurred by the affected victims in terms of their physical, social, and economic aspects. The paper seeks to give a paradigm shift in understanding natural calamities like landslides as not solely the result of natural disasters but also ill-managed and ill-planned human activities. Data were collected through primary and secondary sources, and personal interviews were conducted directly with the affected victims. The study will enable an understanding of human nature's destructive capabilities and actions.

Article link: https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/JSParchives/urbanisation-and-landslide%3A-a-sociological-overview-of-anthropogenic-impact-in-sechü-zubza%2C-nagaland