Internal report flagged distress signs before Wayanad tunnel landslide

The report was co-signed by DBL senior geologist

Jul 10, 2026

11:47 am

What's the storyA recent internal report by Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL), the sub-contractor for a tunnel project in Kerala's Wayanad, has revealed alarming details about the conditions at the site before a deadly landslide.

According to NDTV, the report, co-signed by DBL senior geologist Raju Sagar, Geological Survey of India's A Ramesh Kumar, and Turkish Engineering Consulting & Contracting Authority Engineer Dr HK Singh, indicated that the hillside above the North Portal was already breaking apart.

Internal report flagged distress signs before Wayanad tunnel landslide

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