A debris slide took place on 15th of August 2019 in Payyanam, during heavy rainfall, damaging a house completely and leading to the development of ground cracks in the premises of another house located nearby.  The geo-scientific cause of the slide is  i
Benching of the slope is being carried out by the owner of the damaged house
Payyanam slide2
Payyanam
Easing of the slope followed by benching, concrete retaining wall with weep holes behind the  houses to the left of the slide and provision of breast wall below the houses with proper lined drainage arrangements
Increase in the pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material due to heavy rainfall.