A   debris   flow   occurred   on   13th    June,   2018   at   Kadapparam, Kizhekkencherry Village, Palakkad district. The debris flow initiated as shallow rotational failure due to super saturation of slope debris following incessant rain for 3 days. I
The streams in the area are debris flow prone as evidenced by the presence of old slide debris along the flanks.
Kadappara
Kizhekkencherry Village, Alathur Taluk
Precariously positioned boulders in the flow path should be removed. Natural drainage should be left unaltered. One house located on the right flank of this stream and another located on the adjoining parallel stream should be relocated.
Initiated as shallow rotational failure due to super saturation of slope debris following incessant rain for 3 days. It further graded into a debris flow collecting more debris and soil, following a natural stream path and joined a higher order stream.