A debris flow occurred at Kairadi-Kaithachira on the SW flank of Ayala Mudichi about 2km NW of Kairadi village. The general trend of foliation rvaries from E-W dipping 85?S to N85?E-S85?W dipping 80?SE. Five sets of joints are discernible in  the area. T
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
Kairadi-Kaithahira
Chittur
Soil-binding afforestation
Excess pore water pressure