Important factors of the Activation of Mass Movement:
The important factors providing activation to mass movement are as follows:
1. By natural and artificial agents, the removal of the base, which supports the materials at the top.
2. Increase in the height and intensity of slope.
3. Materials to be of heavy weight.
4. Overload resulting due to the lubrication of saturated materials of slope by excessive rainfall.
5. Removal of materials from the surface of original slope.
6. Earthquake
7. Vibrations caused by explosives or machines.
8. Excess of natural leakage.
9. Excessive exploitation of water from river, lake and other water reservoirs, and gradual flow of water from down the river banks and slopes.
10.Indiscriminate exploitation of vegetation.
