Late Quaternary–Holocene evolution of Dun structure and the Himalayan Frontal Fault zone of the Garhwal Sub-Himalaya, NW India

Morphotectonic evolution of Parduni Basin: An intradun piggyback basin in western Doon valley, NW Outer Himalaya

“…3, 4). In addition to this, in the neighbouring central Doon valley, post 29 ka tectonic activity has been reported along Bhauwala thrust (Thakur et al 2007). This also substantiates a major tectonic impulse in the Doon valley, in general, causing movements along various faults.…”

Surface deformation in the Himalaya and adjoining piedmont zone of the Ganga Plain, Uttarakhand, India: Determined by different radar interferometric techniques

“…Palaeoseismic investigation reveals that during an earthquake event, sometime between AD 1278 and 1433, the HFT in this area registered $4 m coseismic deformation (Kumar et al, 2006). Likewise, the geomorphic signatures of active crustal deformation can be seen at several places in this part of the Himalaya (Nakata, 1989;Valdiya et al, 1992;Valdiya, 2001;Champel et al, 2002;Malik and Nakata, 2003;Thakur et al, 2007;Goswami and Deopa, 2013, among others) and adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains (Singh, 1996;Sinha et al, 2005;Agarwal et al, 2002;Goswami, 2012;Lahiri and Sinha, 2012;Shukla et al, 2012).…”

“…Kumar et al, 2001Kumar et al, , 2006Lave et al, 2005), active crustal deformations and identification of active faults (e.g. Nakata, 1989;Valdiya et al, 1992;Champel et al, 2002;Sinha et al, 2005;Thakur et al, 2007;Goswami, 2012;Lahiri and Sinha, 2012) in the Himalaya and adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains. However, to understand the tectonic activity and to mitigate the possibility of any geological hazard in these regions, the preference should be to monitor the active surface deformations.…”

Paleoseismic investigation along Nalagarh Thrust: Evidence of Late Pleistocene earthquake in Pinjaur Dun, Northwestern sub-Himalaya

“…Dehra Dun or Doon Valley, Pinjaur Dun, etc.) received Late Quaternary sediments in the form of alluvial fans and fluvial terraces (Nossin, 1971;Nakata, 1972;Singh et al, 2001;Suresh et al, 2002Suresh et al, , 2007 and at places they were subsequently deformed (Nakata, 1975(Nakata, , 1989Rao, 1975Rao, , 1986Philip, 1996;Philip and Sah, 1999;Thakur et al, 2007). The tectonic landforms in this zone indicate explicit crustal movements and deformation in the sub-Himalaya.…”