Due to oversaturation of the overburdem material and weight of the thick vegetation, failure of the overburden material occurred due to steepness of the slope.
Tep, Y. and Baitha, A., 2020. Macro-scale (1:50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping in parts of Toposheets nos. 78N/8, 78O/1 and 78O/5, Kamrup and Goalpara districts of Assam, West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and East Garo Hills districts of MGhalaya. Unpubli
Landslide in thick forest. No remdial measure required.
Rajupara slide
East of Rajupara village
No remdeial measure required due to remoteness of the site and no infrastructure is effected.
Over-saturation of slope forming material and lose of cohesion leading to failure of the overburden material along the soil-rock interface.