The slide is a shallow translational slide caused due to slope cut for road construction, triggered by incessant rainfall. Other chief causative factors include poor slope forming material comprising of thick in-situ soil column. Due to incessant rainfal
Tep, Y. and Baitha, A., 2020. Macro-scale (1:50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping in parts of Toposheets nos. 78N/8, 78O/1 and 78O/5, Kamrup and Goalpara districts of Assam, West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and East Garo Hills districts of MGhalaya. Unpubli
Because of the oversaturation of the slope forming material comprised of in-situ soil, a shallow palnar failure occurred.
Nongporuo-NamASoi slide-2
Nongporuo-NamASoi road
Easing of the slope angle by benching and construction of retaining wall to strengthen the base of the slope.
Over-saturation of slope forming material (in-situ soil) and lose of cohesion leading to failure of the overburden material.