Landslide mass shifted on the northern side of the Angren coal mine

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 8 July 2019, at about 15:30 pm, a landslide mass of about 20 million m3 was displaced on the northern side of the Angren coal mine, the press service of Uzbekistan Temir Yollari said in a statement.

The main factor in the formation of a landslide was the intensive filtration of rainfall into the ground in April (above the multi-year norm) and a significant rise in the groundwater level in April-May this year, which led to an increase in the hydrodynamic pressure of the groundwater.

As a result, there was a gradual leaching of dump sandy-clay soils by sub-layer flows with the formation of voids, which led to a weakening of the stability of the board.

A landslide displacement does not pose a threat to utilities, roads, railways, and the Angren coal mine.

The State Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan to monitor dangerous geological processes is conducting a continuous survey of a landslide in order to prevent negative consequences. The round-the-clock duty of employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Police Department in this area of work was organized.

Design and research institutes organized work on a detailed study of the causes of a landslide displacement in order to eliminate its further advancement.