The road has been cut with steep rock-cut face towards hill side. The blasting impact resulted into de-stressed rock mass with open joints. The heavy rainfall lubricated the joints reducing the shear strength parameters and facilitated the toppling of ro
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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Stone masonry breast wall of 2 m height and retaining wall on the valley side should be provided. A wire mesh net pinned to the affected part of the hill slope  upto 10 m height should be provided preferably with 25 mm shot crete to prevent fall of loose
Steep slope and de-stressed rock mass due to blasting.