The Pipalmandi slide of Uttarkashi was triggered due to heavy rainfall. An ephemeral nala which is laden by slope wash material and jointed/fractured rock mass exposed in the catchment. The heavy rain dislodged the jointed rock mass and slope wash materi
Interim Report on Preliminary Slope Stability assessment of the recent disaster affected areas of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand by D.P.Dangwal, Sr.Geol., Neetu Chauhan, Mayukhee & T. Ghosh, Geologists, M-IV, NR, Dehradun, (LHZ/NR/UPUK/2013/053)
7 houses nearthe nala are in danger
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NH-134, Pipalmandi slide
Nala bank protection by providing concrete wall, construction of check dams at different levels along nala in the upstream side, Provision of sizeable culvert Repair of damaged retaining wall and construction of breast wall with weep holes.
Jointed and fractured rock mass, cohesion and friction resulting failure of the slope