Super saturation reduced the cohesion and friction of highly weathered overburden resulted in slope failure. The incidence occurred near the hilltop almost 140m above the road level. Runout moved more than 100m along the hill slope.
Rahman, M. A. and Kaur, J., (2020) Macroscale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (LSM) in parts of Toposheet nos. 47F/08 and 47F/12in parts of Raigad, Pune,Satara and Ratnagiri districts, Maharashtra.
Emergence of fresh scars seen.
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Mahad-Nate-Koturde road section
Not required as the area or surrounding are not used for any public utility.
Super saturation of highly weathered basalt underlying by moderately weathered to fresh basalt during heavy rain.