On 15th August 2018, a rock cum debris flow happened near Poovanchira.  During heavy rainfall, increase in the pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material due to infiltration of water resulted in sliding of overburden ma
Poovanchira slide  2
Poovanchira village
Removal of debris from the flow path, anthropogenic activities blocking the natural flow of water along the seasonal stream/flow path and activities causing accumulation of water in the upslope portion needs to be controlled. No construction should be ma
Increase in the pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material due to infiltration of water during heavy rainfall resulted in sliding of overburden material. The slided material and debris along with huge amount of surface