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Markang
Markang, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya
Slope benching and removal of heavy vegetation cover from the crown area. Construction of hillside line drainages along the road.
Extensive slope cut, pore water pressure development and reduction of strength on super-saturation due to incessant rainfall, poor overburden material composed of in-situ soil (laterite).