Rock cum debris slide mainly controlled by local synformal structures. The road shows subsidence along the convex bend and the bent stems of the pine trees show indication of creep. The slide has developed mainly due to the road cutting and has been aggr
Interim report on Preliminary Slope Stability Assessment of Recent Disaster Affected Areas of Bageshwar District, Uttarakhand by Manoj Kumar Kaistha, Sr. Geologist; Ravi Negi & Sebabrata Das, Geologists and P.V.S. Rawat, Superintending Geologist, M-IV, N
Local synformal structures control the slide; slide mainly developed due to road cutting
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Nearly 5 km from Bageshwar
A 2 meter stone masonry breast wall may be constructed along the slope
Increase in pore water pressure during heavy rains and satutation of the overburden material due to water seepage from the nalas present on the either side of the slide which caused reduction in shear strength of the slope forming material