The main cause of Malin landslide is natural: GSI
* Top GSI scientists from Nagpur are camping in Pune to find out reasons behind the killer landslide By Kartik Lokhande While a debate is raging whether the killer landslide at village Malin in Pune district was caused by human activities or natural factors, a team of Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found that the main cause was natural. “We are still conducting our inspections of the site but ongoing rescue operations and heavy rains have stopped us from visiting more sites around. But, on the basis of our findings so far, we can say that the main cause behind Malin landslide was natural,” Dr Asimkumar Saha, Deputy Director General (Central Region) of GSI, told ‘The Hitavada’ over telephone from Pune. A team of GSI scientists including two top scientists from Nagpur is camping in Pune to conduct further investigations into the incident. Sharing the findings so far, Dr Saha said that the hill-slope at Malin was steep and soil column also was not very thick. ...