The slide is a shallow translational slide caused due to slope cut for house construction, triggered by incessant rainfall. Other chief causative factors include poor slope forming material comprising of thick weathered rock (W4) column along with lateri
Kiso, E. and Tariq, Q. A. (2018); MacroScale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Toposheet nos. 83G/5 and 83G/9 in Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and NGaon districts in Asam and Kohima District in  NGaland . GSI report of FS 201718.
┬áOne kaccha hut is situated near the crown of the affected area. Any sort of draiNGe discharge should be avoided.
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1. To channelize the draiNGe flow from the crown area away from the affected area. 2. Removal of vegetation load from the crown area. 3. Slope easing near the crown area. 4. Stop further excavation of slope.
1. Poor slope forming material comprising of highly weathered ferruginous sandstone (W4) with laterite cover. 2. Increase in pore water pressure during rainfall leading to slope failure.