Over saturation of the insitu soil layer resulted in pore water pressure due to heavy rainfall, failure of the top soil layer along with the highly jointed rock occurred.
Tep, Y. and Kumar, A. (2018); MacroScale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Toposheet nos. 83C/16 and 83H/1 in  Dima Hasao and Cachar districts in Asam and East Jaintia hills  District in  Meghalaya and West and Central MNipur district in MNi
This road section is characterized by massive sandstone. However, the sandstones are highly jointed, therefore road cutting through highly dissected slopes and escarpments may experience rock fall and debris slides if the slope is not stabilized by retai
Kalimkhu
Kalimkhu (MauldemNew Sangbar road)
Toe support for the affected slope through construction of strong RCC retaining wall with sufficient weep holes founded on sound substratum. Construction and proper maintenance of concrete road side drain.
Planner failure along bedding plane. Anthropogenic activities (unplanned cutting of slope)