Landslides and Erosion Control Measures by Vetiver Grass

Solving erosion and landslides problems have been synonymous with Civil Engineering fraternity dealing in various other natural and man-made disasters. While the knowledge and understanding of landslides as a engineering subject have been phenomenal, specially characterizing slopes and it's stability issues, the technology of landslides mitigation have been a game changer and hence the stake claimed so far by Geo-professionals are not out of context. There are several indigenous techniques in controlling erosion and landslides. The Vetiver System (VS) can reduce or even eliminate many types of natural disasters, including landslides, mudslides, road batter instability, and erosion (river banks, canals, coastlines, dikes, and earth-dam batters). This paper highlights some of applications of Vetiver grass in India.