Geotechnical Evaluation of Kalijhora Landslide on Sevok – Teesta Bazaar Road, Along NH 10, Kalimpong District, West Bengal.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 8
Abstract
Kalimpong District in the Eastern Himalaya in West Bengal, India has been intensely destabilized by many landslides. Recently the incidence of landslide occurrence has increased rapidly with the gradual anthropogenic abuse of slopes specially the development of transport arteries and consequent jerk and vibration by vehicles. Due to landslides, the Darjeeling Himalayan region faces major problems of geoenvironmental imbalance and poses threats to life and property. In 2015, a major landslide occurred near Kalijhora area on right bank of Teesta river along NH 10, between Sevok – Teesta bazaar road, Kalimpong District, West Bengal. This landslide is reactivated last few years causing disruption of traffic along this important hill route and creating recurrent economic loss to the state exchequer. In view of the importance of the Kalihora landslide, detailed investigations incorporating relevant engineering geological and geotechnical parameters were carried out in order to find out the factor of safety.
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Pranatosh Das Mondal
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