Disaster management strategy for potential slide zones of Kumarkhera in Narendra Nagar township of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India

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intervention in the form of blocking or diversion of natural drainage system and
overloading of hill slope (due to ill conceived construction of houses) when combined
with the cumulative effect of natural factors renders the area prone to potential mass
wasting activity in the future. Seismic shocks, heavy rains or prolonged spells of
rainfall may suddenly trigger large-scale subsidence and slides in this area. Immediate
structural and non-structural mitigation measures should be under taken to avoid the
risk posed to the small hamlet of Kumarkhera. Tehsil/Block Disaster Management
committee, municipality and NGOs, should be involved in sensitization and awareness
creation in order to persuade the local population to desist from construction of
multistoried houses and rigorous cutting of slope for construction activity. Border
Road Organization and Public Works Department can jointly initiate structural
mitigation measures in the area.
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