**5. Validation of slope susceptibility evaluation rating scheme**

By comparing the prepared landslide hazard zonation map of the current study area to existing landslide inventory data, the prepared landslide hazard zonation map was validated. The majority of the landslides occurred along the road and river banks. The landslide inventories were superimposed on the area's landslide hazard map. Based on the validation (by overlying), 37 (80.43%) of the 46 landslide inventory data fall into the high hazard zone, 9 (19.57%) into the moderate hazard zone, and none in the low hazard zone. As a result, the slope susceptibility rating scheme's landslide hazard zonation map is found to be reliable and comparable to real-world ground conditions (**Figure 8b**).
