A landslip occurred at Cherunelli Estate area on the NE flank of Pada Giri hillock about 8km southeast of Pothundi dam, between 16and 17 km stone of Nemmara-Nelliyampathyi village,Palakkad district.  The slip took place at an elevation of 600m and averag
Report on the recent Landslides in Alathur and Chittur taluks, Palakkad district, Kerala, by C. Muraleedharan & M.N. Praveen,Senior Geologists Thiruvananthapuram. (LHIM_KER_2007_015)
Natural hill slope
Cherunelli Estate-3
Reconstruction of the retaining wall with weep holes, afforestation with bamboo plantation
Incessant rain caused build up of high pore water pressure resulting in the breaching of retaining wall and culvert.