The slide is a shallow translational slide caused due to extensive slope cut triggered by incessant*
Tariq. Q. A., and  Kumar. A 2017, Macro-scale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in parts of Toposheets nos. 83C/14 & 83C/15 in Dima Hasao and  Karbi Anglong of Assam and Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. Unpub. GSI report of FS 2016-2017.
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Vaitongsip
New Sangbar-Kobak road
1. Removal of loose overburden
2. Planting of fibrous root plants  to hold the soil

Loose overburden consisting of sandy soil with debris leading to rapid movement of the mass due to gravity.