The heavy rainfall led to the formation of rills and gullies in the slightly-moderately weathered dolomite, removing the softer rock as debris and driving them downhill.
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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Kheti Slides along the left bank.
Wire crates are required along the left bank of the Mehar Gad to prevent bank erosion.
Splintery nature of rocks.