loose soil mass in Malingaon village of Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Soil samples from
a hill slope sections were collected (viz. bottom, middle, and top) for determination of the soil
properties and slope stability. Mainly excess rainfall triggered the land slide, which directly
affected on geotechnical properties of soil. The results showed that the hill slope was
unstable with factor of safety less than one and which is prone to failure. The land use and …