जियोसाइंन्टिस्ट्स सोसायटी आफ राजस्थान (जीएसआर) के अनुभवी भूविज्ञानियों और अभियांत्रिकी भूविज्ञानी (इंजीनियरिंग जियोलॉजिस्ट) श्री डी.एस. पोरवाल, एन.एस. खमेसरा, दिलीप भड़कतिया, बी.एस. यादव, शैलेंद्र दशोरा, सुनील वशिष्ठ, के.एल. जागेटिया, ए.के. मालू, वी.पी. शर्मा, राजेश शर्मा, पी.सी. समर, एम.डी. खुर्शीद आलम, वी पी शर्मा एवं राजेश शर्मा के साथ दिनांक 30.04.2026 को फतहसागर की रपट से सटी पहाड़ियों का “भूस्खलन खतरों” का आंकलन किया। अवलोकन में पाया गया कि रपट के पास की पहाड़ी पर चट्टानों में सड़क के समानांतर दरारें हैं, जिसके कारण शिलाओं का टूटकर या लुढ़ककर सड़क पर या फतहसागर झील में गिरने की संभावनाएं बहुत बढ़ जाती हैं। ऐसी स्थितियों में जन और संसाधनों की अवांछनीय क्षति/हानि या दुर्घटनाएं हों सकती हैं। ये चट्टानें भारत की सबसे पुरानी चट्टानों में से एक है, कालान्तर में जमाव उपरांत भूकंप और पहाड़ बनने की प्रक्रिया में इनमें अरावली पर्वतमाला के समानांतर दरारों का निर्माण हों गया। इन दरारों के कारण शिलाओं में कमजोरी आ गयी हैं, वर्णित स्थल पर दरारें सड़क के समानांतर होने से सड़क पर टूटकर गिरने की संभावनाएं कई गुना बढ़ गयी हैं। पूर्व में भी इस स्थल पर पत्थरों के टूटकर गिरने की घटनाएँ हो चुकी हैं। विगत दशक में वर्षा का परिमाण बढ़ने से दरारों के माध्यम से अधिक पानी चट्टानों में गया हैं जिससे इन शिलाओं के दरकने और फिसलने की संभावनाएं कई गुना बढ़ गई हैं। कई बार सुबह-शाम सैर करने वाले लोगों ने छोटे पत्थरों के गिरने की बात भी कही गई है। पूर्व में 2012 में जीएसआई (भारतीय भूविज्ञान सर्वेक्षण) द्वारा तत्कालीन जिलाधिकारी को इस पर एक रिपोर्ट भी दी गयी थी और आगाह किया था। जिम्मेदार जिला प्रशासन और संबंधित विभागों को वर्षा पूर्व इस संभावित दुर्घटनाओं से जनसाधारण को बचाने के युद्धस्तर पर उपाय करना आवश्यक हैं।
On 30.04.2026, experienced geologists and engineering geologists from the Geoscientists Society of Rajasthan (GSR), including D.S. Porwal, N.S. Khamesara, Dilip Bhadkatiya, B.S. Yadav, Shailendra Dashora, Sunil Vashisht, K.L. Jagetia, A.K. Malu, V.P. Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, P.C. Samar, Md. Khurshid Alam, V.P. Sharma, and Rajesh Sharma, conducted a landslide hazard assessment of the hills adjacent to the Fatehsagar Pal. The observation revealed that the rocks on the hill near the Pal have cracks parallel to the road, which greatly increases the possibility of rocks breaking off or rolling onto the road or into the Fatehsagar Lake. Such situations could lead to unwanted damage/loss of life and resources, or accidents. These rocks are among the oldest in India. Over the time, due to deposition and subsequent earthquakes and mountain-forming processes, cracks parallel to the Aravalli mountain range have formed. These cracks have weakened the rocks. At the site described, the cracks are parallel to the road, increasing the likelihood of rocks falling onto the road. Earlier incidents of rocks falling off at this site have also occurred. Increased rainfall in the past decade has caused more water to enter the rocks through cracks, increasing the likelihood of cracks and slipping. People taking morning and evening walks have also reported falling small stones. In 2012, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) submitted a report to the then District Magistrate, warning them of this potential disaster. The responsible district administration and related departments must take urgent measures to protect the public from these potential accidents before the monsoon season.
The matter was sent to the local newspapers who have also raised prominently in Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Nav Jyoti and Udaipurtimes. 
Rajasthan Patrika 01.05.2026
Dainik Nav Jyoti, Udaipur, 01.05.2026
https://udaipurtimes.com/news/udaipur-fateh-sagar-hills-landslide-risk-report/cid18597844.htm
‘Landslide Threat Looming Over Hills Around Fatehsagar Lake’, says Geological Society of Rajasthan
Over time, due to tectonic activity and the formation of the Aravalli mountain system, fractures developed parallel to the range
By UdaipurTimes Team | Updated: May 1, 2026, 14:38 IST
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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.
