'Landslide Threat Looming Over Hills Around Fatehsagar Lake', says Geological Society of Rajasthan

Udaipur, May 01, 2026: Experts from the Geological Society of Rajasthan have expressed concern on the faultlines and potential landslide risks in the hills located near the spillway are of Fatehsagar Lake in Udaipur.

The study was carried out by a team of experienced geologists and engineering geologists from GSR led by VP Sharma and Rajsesh Sharma. The team closely examined the slope conditions and identified cracks in the hillside rocks running parallel to the road near the spillway (the road that leads downhill to the twin temples - Prabhu Neelkanth Mahadev Temple and Shri Giridhar Gopal Prachin Temple). As per the team, these structural weaknesses aise concerns that the rocks or boulders could detach and fall on the road or into the lake.

The Geological Survey of India had already flagged this concern in a report submitted to the district administration in 2012. Experts are now urging authorities to implement immediate preventive measures ahead of the monsoon season to minimize the risk of accidents.

As per their findings, the alingment of fracturres parallel to the road significantly increases the risk of rockfall. Such incidents, they said, could pose grave danger to public safety, infrastructure and nearby resources. They added that the rocks in this region are among the oldest in India and have developed fractures over time due to tectonic forces associated with the formation of the Aravalli range.

These geological weaknesses have made the slope more unstable. Because the cracks follow the same direction as the road, the likelihood of rocks breaking loose and falling onto the roadway is considerably higher. Similar incidents of falling rocks have been reported here in the past. Local residents and those who frequent the area have also observed small stones falling.

This risk has been further augmented by increase rainfall over the years, as the water seeps into these cracks, weakens the rock mass and raises changes of slope failure.

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