A debris flow occurred along the seasonal 1st order streamlet which took place along the road heading towards Cherambadi, Nilgiri district. The main causative factor for the slide is due to heavy rainfall, there was increase in pore water pressure and de
Ahmed A. and Achrya, S., 2020. Macroscale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in parts of Toposheets nos. 58G/4,7,8,9,10,13,14, 58H/1,5 & 58A/02, 06, 08 & 10 parts of Tirunelveli, Theni, Madurai , Virudunagar & Nilgiri Districts of Tamil Nadu
Cherambadi road debris flow
Road towards Cherambadi
Removal of loose material, lining of the stream course and construction of culvert with suitable dimension at road level.
Due to heavy rainfall, there was increase in pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material on the slope. Due to heavy rainfall a paleo first order stream widened and brought down the debris. First order stream drains seaso