The reactivated landslide occurred on 3rd July 2017 around 7:30–8:00 AM which unfortunately claimed a life of a seven year old girl. Another girl was seriously injured and a kaccha house was entirely damaged by the slide debris affecting a family of fi
Chances of further slope failures are evident as the crown area still remains unstable. Without any effective plans for preventive measures slope material is quite poor for any constructional activities especially during monsoon season. First incidence:
Panikhaiti–Bongaon slide
Panikhaiti, Bongaon, near railway line.
1. Botanical treatment (planting of suitable vegetation with deep and fibrous root systems on affected slopes) maybe considered in order to stabilize and anchor the soil mass.
2. Proper draining of surface water away from the depleted mass.
The following geo-scientific causes were observed:
1. Ill-planned cutting of slope at the toe portion for house construction.
2. Weak slope forming material comprising of thick clayey in-situ soil cover with highly weathered migmatite/banded gneiss (>10