A cutslope failure was recorded at Muthaliruppan-Sengaltheri road Tirunelveli district. Due to heavy rainfall, there was increase in pore water pressure and decrease in shear strength of the overburden material which resulted in triggering landslide. As
Basheer, H. and Jeevarathinam, A., 2020. Macro scale (1; 50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping in parts of Toposheet nos. 58 H/2, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11, Tirunelveli & Kanyakumari Districts of Tamil Nadu
Muthaliruppan slide
Thalayanai-Sengaltheri ghat road
Removal of loose material and construction of concrete retaining wall with provision of weep holes.
Due to heavy rainfall, there was increase in pore water pressure, the interface between the overburden material and the underlying rock got weakened and rendered the entire slope vulnerable.