A landslip occurred at Cherunelli Estate area on the northern flank of Pada Giri hillock about 8km southeast of Pothundi dam, between 15 and 16 km stone of Nemmara-Nelliyampathyi village,Palakkad district.  The slip took place at an elevation of 580m and
Report on the recent Landslides in Alathur and Chittur taluks, Palakkad district, Kerala, by C. Muraleedharan & M.N. Praveen,Senior Geologists Thiruvananthapuram. (LHIM_KER_2007_015)
Natural hill slope
Cherunelli Estate-2
Pada Giri hillock
Construction of a retaining wall with weep holes. Soil-binding afforestation with bamboo plantation
High pore water pressure resulting in toe erosion