Wedge failure guided by two adversely dipping joint plains was the contributing factor of this landslide. Continuous rainfall and mechanical vibration due to continuous rail traffic were the other factors for this landslide.

Planar and wedge failure due to intersection of joints, continuous mechanical vibration caused by railway traffic and continuous rainfall triggered this landslide.
837/22 Betul - Itarsi section
Maramjhiri
Geological mapping of vulnerable slopes, monitoring of rainfall, removal of overhanging rock.
Intresection of four sets of joints caused wedge failure assited by increase in pore pressure due to continuous rainfall.