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Unfamiliar lineament among Assam earthquake factors Updated: Updated: Mechanism to understand strain localisation of future tremors under progress, says Geological Survey of India Share Article AAA A man shows the cracks on a wall at an apartment building in Guwahati on April 28, 2021, after a strong earthquake hit Assam in northeastern India, damaging buildings, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.   | Photo Credit: AFP Mechanism to understand strain localisation of future tr...

Discerning Structure and Seismic Hazards in the Sikkim Himalayas A dense seismic network in operation since 2019 will provide new insights into the tectonics of seismically active Himalayan regions. Kanchenjunga, the third-highest mountain in the world, is seen here from the Tshoka basecamp near seismic station SK23. Credit: Seismology Group, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Chandrani Singh, Arun Dubey, and Gaurav Kumar 17 March 2021 ...

PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 17-02-2021 19:16 IST | Created: 17-02-2021 19:16 IST The Chairman of a high-powered committee, monitoring the Chardham highway project in Uttarakhand, has written to the Supreme Court that irreversible damage has been caused to the Himalayan ecology due to the construction of hydroelectric projects and the road widening which has resulted in recent disaster of flash flood in Chamoli district. In a letter to the apex court, Ravi Chopra, chairman of the panel, said pos...

Uttrakhand flashflood: SC panel says Feb 7 disaster linked to hydel, Char Dham projects The apex court has granted two weeks time to the Centre to submit a response in the matter.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Aerial view shows washed away Tapovan hydel power project plant after Sunday’s glacier burst, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand | PTI Express News Service DEHRADUN: Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Committee (HPC) to monitor Char Dham Pariyojana (CDP) in Uttar...

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that there is no connection between the Chardham road widening and the flash floods last week which claimed many lives in Uttarakhand.Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, appearing for the ...