A Geospatial Technology based studyon the location of Landslide Vulnerable Zonesalong the recent expansion of Bheemili Beach Road, Visakhapatnam District

Abstract

In the recent years, Remote sensing and GIS techniques are being effectively utilized for landslide disaster mapping and mitigation. The ultimate objective of the present work is to generate a landslide hazard zonation map for Bheemili Road, Visakhapatnam through an integrated terrain analysis. The different terrain parameters include geology, geomorphology, lineament, drainage, slope and land use / land cover, that were interpreted using Survey of India (SOI) topographic map, IRS 1D LISS III, 2004 satellite data, and data collected from field investigations. The study provides a framework for a regional landslide hazard assessment for the region.