Moderately dissected and vegetated hill slope comprise of highly weathered basalt has been cut for road alignment resulted in loss of cohesion and during the heavy rains increase in pore pressure resulted in soil slump.
Rahman, M. A. and Kaur, J., (2020) Macroscale (1:50,000) Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (LSM) in parts of Toposheet nos. 47F/08 and 47F/12in parts of Raigad, Pune,Satara and Ratnagiri districts, Maharashtra.
Fresh scar indicates the incidence has occurred recently. Hanging roots and fallen trees has also been observed along the flanks of landslide. Possibility of further slope failure during the monsoon.
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Nigudghar- Kondhari -Mazeri road section (49 Km from Mahad)
Proper drainage arrangements for keeping the slope unsaturated. 
Plantation of shallow rooted grasses/plants Construction of hill side drain. 
Dressing of crown.
Removal of overhanging material from failed surface.
Hill slope covered with Insitu soil got supersaturated during heavy rainfall increased pore pressure which resulted in soil slump.