APG-FB FIELD WORKSHOP AT HIMACHAL PRADESH FROM 9TH TO 15TH DECEMBER 2009

A Field workshop was organised at Himachal Pradesh, under the aegis of APG and Frontier Basins, Dehradun from 9th to 15th December 2009. The purpose of this workshop was to give an idea to the delegates about the leading edge and trailing edge deformation concepts in the Nahan Salient and the Kangra recess. The trip was planned for all geoscientists from industry and academia. The faculty comprised Shri Narendra K. Verma, GM-Basin Manager, Frontier Basins and Dr. V.C. Thakur, Retd. Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. Both the faculty members have done extensive field work in these areas, which was evident from the knowledge that was dispersed to the delegates.

The first day’s itinerary covered the Paonta thrust, MBT at Dadahu, Bilaspur thrust beyond Nahan and HFT at Salehpur. The days’ itinerary also included a visit to the Saketi Fossil Park. During the day, the delegates were exposed to the signatures of thrusts in a field setup, depositional conditions for the Siwalik sediments and the evolution of Himalayas in general. Night halt was at Hotel Grand View at Jamta.

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