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Close contour trenches dug up atop Talacauvery Hills: DC

Close contour trenches dug up atop Talacauvery Hills: DC
December 30, 2020
Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy has ordered the Forest Department to close ‘Ingu Gundi’ (soak pits) and contour trenches atop Brahmagiri Hill ranges at
Talacauvery.
In the wake of Geological Survey of India (GSI) submitting its primary report on the devastating landslip on the night of Aug. 5 this year where Gajagiri Hill (Brahmagiri Hill Range) collapsed, the DC has asked the Forest Department to take remedial measures within the next monsoon.
Two houses at the foot of Gajagiri Hill with its five residents, including the chief priest of the Talacauvery Temple were swept away and vast swathes of coffee plantations were buried under the debris on Aug. 5. The GSI report has found that a series of ‘Ingu Gundi’ dug up by the Forest Department was the main cause for the Hill to collapse. ‘Ingu Gundis’ are small pits to collect rainwater for recharging groundwater. The DC issued this direction at a meeting held at Talacauvery Forest Guest House on Friday that was attended by Forest Department officials, GSI officers Aizaz from Jammu and Kashmir, Kamal Kumar from Uttar Pradesh and Senthil Kumar from Tamil Nadu. The officers told the DC that ‘Ingu Gundi’ and trenches must not be dug up atop any mountain range in Kodagu that is near to human habitation.

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Talacauvery Gazagiri hill collapse preliminary report submitted by scientists

Talacauvery Gazagiri hill collapse preliminary report submitted by scientists
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December 18, 2020
Kodagu, Dec 18: Scientists from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have submitted a 16-page preliminary report to the Kodagu district on the tragedy of Gajagiri Hill in Talacauvery in August.
Experts have revealed that the Hill collapsed due to old cracks, the forest department's trenches, unscientific road construction work, unnecessary human intervention and excessive rainfall.
On August 14 and 15, a team of experts from the GSI, Kapil Singh and Kamal Kumar, visited the Gajagiri hill slopes in Talacauvery on the request of the district authorities. The factors responsible for the disaster were those studied at the site of the crash.

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August 2020 Talacauvery Landslide - Old cracks, contour trenches, heavy rains main causes: GSI

Experts’ team submits primary report; blames excessive human intervention in eco-sensitive area
Madikeri: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has submitted its primary report on the devastating landslip on the night of Aug. 5 this year where two houses at the foothills of
Gajagiri Hill (Brahmagiri Hill Range) with its residents, including the chief priest of the Talacauvery Temple were swept away and vast swathes of coffee plantations were buried under the debris.
The 16-page report prepared by Kapil Singh and Kamal Kumar was submitted to the Kodagu District Administration recently. The team studied the landslide pattern after Kodagu DC requested it to do so and visited the landslide areas on Aug. 14 and 15.

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