A landslip occurred at Kundaramchola cherunelli 2nd on the Northern flank of Pada Giri hillock about 5 km southeast of Pothundi dam, between the13 and 14 km stone on Nemmara-Nelliyampathy village. The general trend of foliation varies from N15?E-S15?W di
Report on the recent Landslides in Alathur and Chittur taluks, Palakkad district, Kerala, by C. Muraleedharan & M.N. Praveen,Senior Geologists Thiruvananthapuram. (LHIM_KER_2007_015)
Natural hill slope
Kundarachola-Cherunelli-2
Pothundi dam
Reconstruction of the retaining wall with weep holes.
Excess pore water pressure, Breaching of retaining wall due to toe erosion