Mohanty, A., Yadav, S., 2019; Macro - Scale (1:50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping in parts of Toposheet Nos. 78 J/7, 8, 11, 12 and 83 B/4 in Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Barapeta districts, Assam and West Garo Hills, Ri-Bhoi districts of Meghalaya.
Nayapara Railway Tunnel
Nayapara
1. Crown with negative slope has to be addressed.              2. The water from the crown has to be channelized away from it.                                               3. Vegetation (local growing grass) has to be planted in closed space on benches.
Highly weathered (W6) migmatitic rock well excavated upto a height of 30 m for construction of Railway tunnel portal. Although benching was attempted but failed due to improper drainage and very small width of bench sloping towards valley. This lead to t