A SMALL INCREASE IN MOISTURE ABOVE THE PLASTIC LIMIT WILL DESTROY COHESION AND SHEAR STRENGTH OF THE SOIL

People are stating that the government and the administration taking no cognisance for the required repairs of roads and other disaster management, but the position and situation is becoming so critical that it is difficult to take such work in hand for the required repair and improvement of roads, water supply schemes and the electricity generation , as such the rain is continuesly going on and the concerned departments are doing needful up to the possible extent, even though local people and social workers are also taking part in the disaster management, but it will take time. It is observed that the rural areas are more damaged as compared to the urban areas of the state. The hill state, particularly the Mandi district, Kullu district and Chamba district, consists of the more or less decomposed remains of plant and animal organisms, swells or shrinks with increase or decrease of the moisture content and undergoes considerable volume changes under this situation and position of the behavior of soils and the changing weather conditions, due to pressure of organic matter the bearing capacity of the soil is greatly reduced and deposits of silts and clays are often accompanied by a considerable amount of organic matter which makes itself evident by its odour when the said deposit is disturbed because of the heavy rains may come under different vertical loads