 Pinder river had eroded the toe and triggered this old slide. Heavy rainfall in the area for 3-4 days caused saturation of debris material resulting in loss of shear strength. Percolation of water by the water sources on the slide surface accentuated th
An Interim Report on Preliminary  Geological  Slope Stability Assessment of the Recent Disaster Affected Areas in Parts of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand by Bhupendra Singh, Bhupender Singh, Ajay Kumar and Arindam Roy, Senior Geologists, M-IV, NR GSI Dehr
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Harmani slide on left bank of Pinder river
Concrete retaining wall with boulder crates/deflection spurs, slope dressing by benches, breast wall with weep holes and lined drains, channelisation of perennial nala from slide area, vegetation turfing.
Heavy rainfall in the area for 3-4 days caused saturation leading to reduction in shear strength of slope material, toe cutting by Pindari nala.