Preliminary Landslide Study in Thakani Village

Project Description

The study area is the Thakani VDC of Sindhupalchowk District. It is accessible by motorable road from Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu to Patibhanjyang, Sindhupalchowk and furthers upto the Thakani Village on foot. Geographically the area is a part of the inner Lasser Himalaya. It fringes from 270 49′ 00′ to 270 53′ 20″ N to 850 27′ 10″ to 850 30′ 40″E. The village is drained to the Northern part of the area by NE flowing Taramarang khola and central part and southern part of the village is the part of the watershed of Shidhu Khola. Thotun danda to the North of the village attains its height to 2407 m and Thulobhanjyang 2056m lies to the central west part of the village near Patibhanjyang. The village exclusively is a mountainous terrain having average slope of 250-300. The terrain consists of crystalline group of rocks and occasionally dissected by several pegmatite veins and dykes. Metamorphic rocks such as Quartzofeldspathic Schist, Quartzite and schists predominate the region.

Assignment Description

literature review on landslide problems, investigation etc in Nepal. • Visit the proposed sites, investigate the site, prepare photographic documentation, prepare on index map of the problem area, and identify the problems and recommendation of preventing measure. • Prepare the landslide inventory of the area. • Prepare the photographic inventory of the landslide area to reflect the activity of the landslide, landuse pattern and other parameters of the slope instability of the area. • Map the landslide area in the topographic map by Taping and Compass method, give the plan and sections of the landslide suitable to prepare the preliminary counter measure plan. • Conduct preliminary geological investigations of the landslide area. • Prepare the plan for the counter measure with preliminary cost estimate for the landslide.