Due to heavy rainfall and cloud burst in the catchment area there was a significant increase in the discharge of Alaknanda river. Heavy precipitation caused saturation of the overburden mass leading to reduction in shear strength of the overburden mass r
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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Near Govindghat.
RCC retaining wall on right bank of Alaknanda River, benches for slope modification, breast wall with weep holes and lined toe drain.
Heavy precipitation, toe cutting by Alakananda River, saturation of overburden mass leading to reduction in shear strength.