Continuous and heavy rainfall on 16th August 2018 resulted in a debris flow along a steep slope near  Konnakuzhy cattle breeding farm working under Kerala veterinary and animal science university. Heavy infiltration of water increased the pore water pres
Lateritization  is observed along  the flow path over the freshly exposed weathered rock. During the slide, due to heavy discharge of material along the 1st order stream, the stream channel widened. Deep gully erosion observed along the flow path.
Konnakuzhy  Slide
Konnakuzhy cattle breeding farm (Kerala veterinary and animal science university).
Unstable debris material on the upslope as well as along the slide course needs to be removed; Future expansion of the cattle sheds and office rooms of the cattle breeding farm should not be along the course of the debris flow. Since the infrastructure o
Torrential rainfall  increased the pore water pressure and decreased the shear strength of the overburden material upslope of the slide resulting in heavy discharge of debris, rock material and uprooted trees along the first order seasonal stream. Cross