Ayyampuzha slide 2
Ayyampuzha
Unstable boulders at source as well as along the slide course needs to be removed, benching of slope, catch fences or deflection wall may be installed at downslope to arrest the rolled boulders during such events in future and protect the settlement at d
Increase in pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material  due to heavy rainfall for prolonged period, development of fractures and joints within the rocks upslope