A debris flow occurred at Cherunelli Estate area on the northern flank of Pada Giri hillock about 5km southeast of Pothundi dam, Nelliyampathyi village. The average slope of the area is more than 38? towards N and NW. The slip took place at an elevation
Report on the recent Landslides in Alathur and Chittur taluks, Palakkad district, Kerala, by C. Muraleedharan & M.N. Praveen,Senior Geologists Thiruvananthapuram. (LHIM_KER_2007_015)
Natural hill slope
Cherunelli Estate
Nelliyampathy
Construction of a retaining wall. Soil-binding afforestation with bamboo plantation
Excessive pore water pressure