Geomorphology, pedology and sedimentology of the Deoha/Ganga–Ghaghara Interfluve, Upper Gangetic Plains (Himalayan Foreland Basin) — Extensional tectonic implications

Terminal fans and the Ganga plain tectonism: A study of neotectonism and segmentation episodes of the Indo-Gangetic foreland basin, India

“…5), drainage patterns such as convergent, offset, generation of new streams, change of sinuosity, drainage density, and surface pondings, breaks in slope have been adopted by Singh et al (2006), Bhosle et al (2008Bhosle et al ( , 2009 Mukerji, 1976. this region. Geophysical technique such as ground penetrating radar (GPR) was used to study the subsurface nature of few faults by Pati et al (2011a) and Acharya et al (2012).…”

“…1). Singh et al (2006) studied the geomorphology, pedology and sedimentology of this region and recognized the presence of few transverse normal faults which were correlated with the extensional tectonics of the Indo-Gangetic basin. This block witnesses formation of five terminal fans in the Holocene associated with five transverse normal faults (Fig.…”

“…The terminal/inland fans from the Ghaggar-Yamuna block were dated by Acharya et al (2012), from the Yamuna-Ganga block by Bhosle et al (2008), from the Ganga-Ghaghara block by Singh et al (2006) and from the Ghaghara-Kosi region (including all the tectonic blocks within) by Pati et al (2011b), using OSL technique. The details of the procedures adopted by the above workers have been described in Aitken (1985), Rao et al (1997), Singhvi and Lang (1998) and Singhvi and Wintle (1999).…”

“…Faults have been redrawn fromAcharya et al (2012),Bhosle et al (2008),Singh et al (2006) andPati et al (2011b). (KrFt) Karnal Fault, (RkFt) Rohtak Fault,(MaFt) Markanda Fault, (HrFt) Hissar Fault, (PtFt) Patiala Fault, (SFt) Sirathu Fault, (FEFt) Fatehgarh-Etawah Fault, (AFt) Aliagrh Fault, (AMFt) Aliganj-Mainpuri Fault, (KGFt) Kanpur-Ghatampur Fault, (MFt) Meerut Fault, (FALFt) Faizabad-Lalganj Fault, (SSHFt) Sitapur-Shahjahanpur Fault, (AZAFt) Azamgarh-Allahabad Fault, (SSAFt) Sidhaur-Sandila Fault, (LUKFt) Lucknow Fault, (BHFt) Bahraich Fault, (FDFt) Faizabad-Domariaganj Fault, (RFT-I) Rapti Fault-I, (ADFt) Ayodhya-Dinkarpur Fault, (CBFt) Colnelganj-Balrampur Fault, (SMTs) South Motihari Thrust splay, (NFt) Nichlul Fault, (BBFt) Barhaj-Bettiah Fault, (PTs-II) Piedmont Thrust Splay-II, (NSTs) North Sitamarhi Thrust Splay, (SMRTs) South Muzaffarpur Thrust Splay.…”

Natural Chemical Degradation of Soils in the Indian Semi-Arid Tropics and Remedial Measures

“…Frequent climatic changes occurred during the Quaternary 21 . Tectonic slopes and or faults determine the courses of large rivers 22 and play a significant role in the evolution of geomorphology and soils 5 . Crustal movements also caused the change in climate from humid to semi-arid, as experienced with the formation of the Western Ghats 23 .…”