A landslip occurred at Cherunelli Estate area on the northern flank of Pada Giri hillock about 5 km southeast of Pothundi dam, Nelliyampathyi village. The average slope of the area is more than 38? towards N and NW. The slip took place at an elevation of
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-6
Construction of retaining wall
Incessant rain caused build up of high pore water pressure resulting in the breaching of retaining wall .