A debris avalanche occurred at at Rajapuram, 1Km NW of Puvankandam on the SW flank of Vathikudi Kunnu, Idukki district, Kerala. The slide has entirely removed the thin soil cover from its flow path through a culvert supported by a retaining wall  and lea
Report on the recent Landslides in Thodupuzha, Udumbanchola and Devikulam Taluks, Idukki district, Kerala, by C. Muraleedharan, Senior Geologists & M.P. Muraleedharan, Director (SG) Thiruvananthapuram. (LHIM_KER_2007_006)
Natural hill slope
Rajapuram
Vathikkudi
Afforestation and reconstruction of retaining wall.
Excess pore water pressure resulting in toe erosion