The landslide occurred as a result of incessant heavy rainfall. The slope material is made up of loose granitic soil and highly weathered granite gneiss which got super saturated due to heavy rainfall and caused the slope failure.
Chasie M. &  Theophilus P.K., 2017: Updation of existing landslide inventory of North Eastern region based on the new incidences as and when occurs during the period, Unpubl. GSI progress report for FS 2016-87
The area is covered with thick over burden of about >5m. The landslide occurred in the morning (6:40am) of 14th July, 2016.
West Sarania slide
Pub Sarania hill, Guwahati
1.  Restriction on land use/land cover activities (building construction, deforestation) that can further result in destabilizing the slope.
2.  Dressing/removal of the overburden material and precariously overhanging trees to remove the static loading a
The following geo-scientific causes were observed -
1. Reduction of strength of the soil mass of natural slope on super-saturation due to heavy rain fall.
2. Steep angle of the slope cut (approx. 60o)
3. Thick loose overburden consisting of highly weathe