On 15th August 2018, due to heavy rainfall for past 3 days, a debris flow occured in Moonnukal, Seethathodu village with 40 m length, 20 to 25 m width and 160 m run out distance. The geo-scientific cause of the slide was increase in pore water pressure a
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Moonnukallu slide
Moonnukallu, Seethathodu
Unstable debris material on the upslope as well as along the slide course needs to be removed, no settlement should be allowed on the near vicinity and across the slide course/Nala. Natural flow path of nala should not be blocked by any kind of human act
The over burden material got super saturated due to continuous rainfall for 3 days, due to which there was a reduction in the shear strength and increase in pore water pressure.  Steep gradient and slide debris material mixed with heavy outflow through t