Application of conventional rigid retaining structures as a measure to improve the stabd11 lll ,lop1;s in the Garhwal Himalaya was very common inspite of being very expensive and time c1ms111111ng The paper highlights two innovative teclmologies. e.g., reinforced gabion wall and anchored drum diaphragm wall. implemented successfully ‘in the Garhwal Himalaya during eighties to impn,, 1.: the ;tability of slopes at comparatively lesser cost and time than the conventional retaining wall