Instability analyses of Merhülietsa slide, Kohima, Nagaland

Aier, Imtiwapang; Singh, Manish Pratap; Thong, Glenn T.; Ibotombi, Soibam

doi:10.1007/s11069-011-9913-6

Cited by 10 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Landslides are common geohazards in Nagaland due to their complex geomorphic and tectonic setting, climate, rugged terrain, rampant and unscientific infrastructural development, etc. (Aier et al, 2009(Aier et al, , 2012Chang et al, 2021;Jamir et al, 2011;Singh et al, 2008;Sothu et al, 2011;Temjen et al, 2015;Walling et al, 2005).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Landslide susceptibility mapping of Noklak Town, Nagaland, North‐east India using bivariate statistical method

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The increasing frequency of landslides has become a matter of concern in Nagaland, a north‐eastern state of India. Noklak town, the administrative headquarter of the Noklak district in the eastern part of Nagaland bordering Myanmar, is also affected by slope stability issues. A major landslide in 1980 caused major damage to parts of the township. The problem has grown in magnitude and influence over the last four decades, damaging an area of about 1.84 km2 and several households. Slope movements have caused immense distress to the local populace by posing a constant threat to nearly one‐fourth of the town's built‐up area, roads, and cultivated tracts. Surface instability has also hampered India's Act East policy with South‐east Asian countries by disrupting the sole motorable route to the International Trade Centre at Dan (Pangsha), between India and Myanmar. A landslide susceptibility map (LSM) was generated using the Bivariate Yule coefficient (Yc) method. The LSM delineates the study area into three categories, with 23%, 23%, and 54% in high, moderate, and low susceptible zones, respectively. This was superimposed with elements such as buildings, population, roads, and cultivated tracts to assess the effects of landslides on the population and infrastructure. From the present study, it is estimated that 334 buildings, 1235 people, 2.99 km of roads, and 8 ha of cultivated landfall lie within the moderately and highly susceptible zones. Considering the rapid developmental activities that will ensue with the recent upgradation of the subdivision to that of the district, the data generated will be useful for urban sprawl and land use planning, to minimise and mitigate the loss of life and property due to landslides.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Landslide susceptibility mapping of Noklak Town, Nagaland, North‐east India using bivariate statistical method

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The early encounter of the Tikhirs with Christianity came through the work of Rev. Imtiluen Ao, who was sent by the Council of Baptist Churches in Assam (CBCA) to be the in-charge of mission work among the six tribes of the then Naga Hills Tuensang Area (NHTA) (Aier Alongla, 1997: 89). The first convert among the Tikhirs was Tsangmong of Shamator village, who came in contact with Christianity while as a student at Shamator town in the year 1955–56.…”

Section: Domination Through Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Politics of Language: Christianity, Language, and Identity Conflict in Nagaland

Tikhir

2024

Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission St

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The politics of language is not an abstract academic endeavor. In India, it has been at the forefront of many linguistic-based movements such as the demand for statehood, autonomous council/district, tribal recognition, and scheduled tribe status. Ethnic identities are constructed and are never unified and stable. It is increasingly fragmented, although the powerful actors think of identity articulated using common origin/ancestry, culture, and language, as enduring through time. The politics of language has been at the forefront of many linguistic-based movements. It calls attention to analyze the way pan-tribal identity is articulated and the same is contested by the other who does not subscribe to it. This article examines how religion, particularly Christianity, became one of the instruments along with others in articulating pan-tribal identity and contestation in Nagaland.

show abstract

“…Native to north-eastern India, the Sagaing division and Kachin state in neighbouring Myanmar, the Nagas are an Indo-Mongoloid (Aier, 2009) Indigenous ethnic group. The total Naga population is estimated at 3–4 million, with a total geographical area of 1,00,000 square km in India and Myanmar (Kikon, 2005; Tohring, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

YouTube discourse of the Oting massacre in Nagaland: investigating affiliations, sentiments and Naga identity negotiation in YouTube comments

Muinao,

Ratnamala

2023

Media, War & Conflict

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Personae identification and understanding the social bonds shared in online interactions are found to be key to combating misinformation and conspiratorial discourse as well as aiding in developing solutions for specific communities. The 2021 Oting massacre in Nagaland that killed 14 civilians sparked public outrage and widespread protests calling for justice and the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in northeast India. The massacre received a lot of attention, including YouTube videos, and reignited discussion on militarization, Naga identity and a backlash over the botched operation. A close qualitative analysis of 500 randomly extracted comments from 10 selected YouTube videos identified 15 personae with unique linguistic patterns that reveal specific ideational targets and their affiliation strategies in the discourse. A sentiment analysis of 11,294 comments shows a higher negative score linked to condemnation, hate speech and conspiracy than a positive score linked to solidarity and empathy. ‘Nagaism’ as being a Naga is reimagined and reinforced via YouTube, countering misconceptions about Naga identity.

show abstract

Instability analyses of Merhülietsa slide, Kohima, Nagaland

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Landslide susceptibility mapping of Noklak Town, Nagaland, North‐east India using bivariate statistical method

Landslide susceptibility mapping of Noklak Town, Nagaland, North‐east India using bivariate statistical method

The Politics of Language: Christianity, Language, and Identity Conflict in Nagaland

YouTube discourse of the Oting massacre in Nagaland: investigating affiliations, sentiments and Naga identity negotiation in YouTube comments

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About