The blasting due to road cutting has de-stressed the rock mass which got detached in the form of blocks of different sizes in the event of heavy precipitation
Interim report on Preliminary Slope Stability Assessment of Recent Disaster Affected Areas of Bageshwar District, Uttarakhand by Manoj Kumar Kaistha, Sr. Geologist; Ravi Negi & Sebabrata Das, Geologists and P.V.S. Rawat, Superintending Geologist, M-IV, N
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600 m west of Rikholi Chak Village
Gabion wall to accommodate fallen blocks, timely removal of dislodged blocks and debris
De-stressing of the rock mass due to blasting for road cutting and adverse intersection of joints forming the wedge