Mountain hazard susceptibility and livelihood security in the upper catchment area of the river Beas, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India

Geoenvironmental Disasters

Table 2 Spatial Distribution of Cloud burst in Himachal Pradesh

District	June	July	August	Sept.	Total percentage	Average	Cloudburst probability	Risk category
Kullu	2	4	7	2	15	1.25	>1/Year	Very High
Shimla	1	1	4	0	6 (16.7)	0.5	1 in 2 Year	High
Kinnaur	0	2	2	0	4 (11.1)	0.33	1 in 3	High
Mandi	0	2	1	0	3 (8.3)	0.25	1 in 4	High
Kangra	0	2	0	0	2 (5.5)	0.17	1 in 6	Moderate
Chamba	0	0	2	0	2 (5.5)	0.17	1 in 6	Moderate
Sirmaur	0	0	1	0	1 (2.8)	0.084	1 in 12	Low
Solan	0	0	1	0	1 (2.8)	0.084	1 in 12	Low
Lahul and Spiti	0	1	0	0	1 (2.8)	0.084	1 in 12	Low
HamirPur	0	0	0	1	1 (2.8)	0.084	1 in 12	Low
Bilaspur	0	0	0	0	0	0		Low
Una	0	0	0	0	0	0		Low
Total	3	12	18	3	36 (100)

Source: Revenue Department, Himachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh State Disasters Management Authority, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 2014
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