The committee formed in accordance with High Court directions on landslide-affected Baliyanala inspected the site in Nainital on Tuesday.
The committee will probe the scenario and recommend measures for treatment of the landslide in its report slated to be submitted in the high court by November 26.
Committee member and irrigation department chief engineer Mohan Chandra Pande informed that in pursuance of the court orders, the committee along with departmental officials is assessing the situation at Baliyanala to ascertain cause of the landslide and mitigation measures. The committee will submit its initial report in the high court by November 26 when the matter is slated to be taken up by the court for hearing.
He said that the landslide at Baliyanala has the potential to create danger for a large area.
A detailed project report is to be prepared on the possible measures for effectively addressing this situation. Efforts are underway to ascertain effective measures to mitigate land subsidence and landslide.