The 11 km long trek road to the Holy Shrine of Vaishno Devi witnesses landslides and rockfalls at various locations, the overburden slope at Adhkuwari location was posing threats of a possible landslides. On an average 20, 000 visitors visits the temple every day. Therefore, they decided to stabilize the 75° steep slope. As a protective measure the flexible slope stabilization system using high-tensile steel wire meshes was selected in combination with nailing along with 15 Rockfall Barriers, in order to protect the pilgrims. This widely used way to stabilize soil and rock slopes is economical and a good alternative to shotcrete solutions or massive supporting structures. Special concepts have been developed for dimensioning of flexible surface stabilization systems in steeper soil or heavily weathered loosened rock slopes, but also on jointed and layered rock in which the bodies liable to break out are determined by joint and layer planes. Stabilizations implemented in soil and rock slopes confirm that these measures are suitable for practical applications. Analyzing of the design, explanation of the installation and how the finished installation behaves will be shown. Hydro seeding was carried out to promote vegetation.
ROVULUM, TECCO, dimensioning, flexible slope stabilization system
