On 15th of August 2018, a slide occurred near Manjakadavu village.During heavy rainfall, due to increase in pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength and Unscientific hill slope modification for plantation the slope got failed  Removal of debris
Kadavu slide
Manjakadavu
Removal of debris material, no further slope modification and plantation should be allowed
Unscientific hill slope modification for plantation. Excessive rainfall resulted in reduction of strength on supersaturation and increase in pore water pressure