A debris avalanche occurred at Kadavupara-Ladak on the NE flank of Manal hillockabout 7 Km  SW of Mangalam reservoir, Kizhakkulamcherry-II village.The NE-SW trending Manal kunnu hillock is part of Southern Precambrian shield.Slide took place due to clima
Report on the recent Landslides in Alathur and Chittur taluks, Palakkad district, Kerala, by C. Muraleedharan & M.N. Praveen,Senior Geologists Thiruvananthapuram. (LHIM_KER_2007_015)
Natural hill slope, lateritic soil with clay horizon above the weathered rock
Kavalupara-Ladak
Kizhakkulamcherry-II
Soil-binding afforestation
Excessive pore water pressure