Case study of a major landslide that took place on Banda Branch Canal of Tilari Project in South – Western Maharashtra has been presented in this paper. Location for this landslide is in Sindhudurga District and just about 7 km at South-East of Sawantwadi, having Latitude--- N 15? 48' 11" and Longitude--- E 73? 52' 9". Geologically this region has metamorphic gneissic rocks, which are weathered near the surface due to highly oxidizing and humid climatic conditions, developing lithomarge clays and lateritic soil regolith. Loose cohesive soil matrix becomes soft and loses strength due to surface and subsurface flows during heavy precipitation. Regolithic mass of overburden became heavy, lost support / interlocking and slumped along the hill slope. This region lies in zone III as per map of seismic zones for our country. Therefore minute seismic event may act as triggering factor leading to slope instability. Study and analysis of this Slumping, by field observation, along with the general remedial measure that may mitigate the problems due to interruption in Canal flow, has been discussed in present paper. Thus the aim of this study is to interpret the observations for sorting out probable factors, which caused the slumping movement. This paper also includes few suggestions about preventive / remedial measures from geo- technical and geological points of view.

1. A. K. Turner, Jayaprakash G. P. , L. R. Schuster, "Landslide: Investigation and Mitigation", Transportation Research Board Special Report, 1996.
2. Gue, See-Sew (WFEO & G&P Professionals, Malaysia) Karnawati, Dwikorita (University Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) (2008), Wong, Shiao-Yun (G&P Geotechnics, Malaysia), "Policy and Institutional Framework for Landslide Mitigation and Risk Reduction", pp. 1-18.
3. George Machan, PE Landslide Technology Portland, Oregon, "Landslide Mitigation", Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium, Logan UT. , May 2006.
4. J. David Rogers, "Recent Developments in Landslide Mitigation Techniques", Geological society of America reviews in Engineering Geology Volume IX, 1992.
5. Lynn M. Highland, United States Geological Survey, and Peter Bobrowsky, Geological Survey of Canada (May 2005), "The Landslide Handbook—A Guide to Understanding Landslides", pp. 1-140.
6. Mihail E. Popescu (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA), Katsuo Sasahara (Kochi University, Japan), "Engineering Measures for Landslide Disaster Mitigation", 2009.
7. Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India G. B, Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, "Governance for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem Guidelines & Best Practices", pp. 1-56.
8. Padhye R. D. ,Deshpande P. K. & Wagh K. S. ,"Study of Landslide in Hilly Terrain of Western Maharashtra - A Case Study" ,International Conference on „Civil Engineering in the new Millenium; Opprtunities and Challenges (CE-NeM 2007)? Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, WB India. 2007.
9. Paolo Canuti • Nicola Casagli • Filippo Catani • Giacomo Falorni • Paolo Farina, "Integration of Remote Sensing Techniques in Different Stages of Landslide Response", 2007.
10. Robert L. Schuster and Lynn M. Highland Geologic Hazards Team, U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, U. S. A. , "Impact of Landslides and Innovative Landslide-Mitigation Measures on the Natural Environment",2004.
11. Tiwari, B. K. (2005), "Shifting agriculture in north-eastern India: some insights in spatiotemporal patterns and processes", Shifting Agriculture, Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods of Marginal Mountain Societies, 6-10 October 2005, NIRD, Guwahati.
12. Zaniar Tokmechi Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch, Sanandaj, Iran, "Landslide Mitigation and its Risk Controlling", American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci. , vol- 10 (1), 2011.

Slump Slip Circle Plastic Outflows Upwarpment Back Analysis