The Sukhi Top slide of Uttarkashi was triggered due to heavy rainfall. Continuous heavy rains increases discharge and velocity of the nala bringing huge boulders, debris material. This nala damages road at five levels damaging 50-60m stretch of road at e
Interim Report on Preliminary Slope Stability assessment of the recent disaster affected areas of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand by D.P.Dangwal, Sr.Geol., Neetu Chauhan, Mayukhee & T. Ghosh, Geologists, M-IV, NR, Dehradun, (LHZ/NR/UPUK/2013/053)
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NH-108, Sukhi Top slide
Construction of well designed retaining wall with adequate number of weepholes/ perforated pipes, construction of culvert, .breast wall with provision of toe drain with proper gradient.
Reduction in shear strength, increase in pore water pressure