Contiunuous rainfall causing built up of pore pressure, river flooding leading to toe erosion caused this landslide

An interim report on Preliminary slope stability assessment of recent disaster affected areas of Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand by A Bishwapriya, Suptg. Geologist, M V Dhakate and P K Gajbaiye, Sr Geologist, M IV, NR,Dehradun (LHZ/NR/UPUK/2013/056)
UK/Pith/ Munsyari-Jauljibi/LS/0027
State Highway
Regrading of slope to mild angle with slopes and bench development. Retaining/breast walls and  covering of the slope with geo-grid and plantation
Geological causes for the incidence are presence of loose and unconsolidated material, flooding of the river with high current, development of the pore pressure and reduction of the shear strength of the material due to saturation by water percolation, g