This landslide was due to removal of vegetation cover for jhum cultivation exposing the slope which failed during incessant rainfall.
Yadav, S., Mohanty, A., Kandpal, J., 2020. Macro-scale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Toposheet No. 83 D/11 and in parts of Toposheet Nos. 83 D/6, 7 & 10 in Hailakandi and Karimganj districts of Assam, Kolasib and Mamit districts of Mizor
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Dholaikhal slide
Inner Line Reserved Forest
Jhum cultivation may be not done on steep slopes.
Deforestation for jhum cultivation, over-saturation and loss of cohesion of slope material during incessant rainfall.