A cutslope failure had taken place at Thalayanai to Sengaltheri forest road, Tirunelveli district. Due to heavy rainfall, there was increase in pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material which resulted in triggering lan
Basheer, H. and Jeevarathinam, A., 2020. Macro scale (1; 50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping in parts of Toposheet nos. 58 H/2, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11, Tirunelveli & Kanyakumari Districts of Tamil Nadu
Sengaltheri slide -1
Thalayanai to Sengaltheri road
Removal of loose material and stabilization of slope by terracing/benching
Due to heavy rainfall, there was increase in pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material which resulted in triggering landslide.