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Volume 41 November 2010 Special Issue
JOURNAL
OF
NEPAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ABSTRACT VOLUME
SIXTH NEPAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS
on
Geology, Natural Resources, Infrastructures,
Climate Change and Natural Disasters
15 – 17 November 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chief Editor
Dr. Santa Man Rai
Department of Geology,
Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University
Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Editors
Prof. Dr. Harutaka Sakai Prof. Dr. Arnaud Pêcher
Department of Geology and Minerology Laboratoire de Géodynamiques des Chaînes Alpines
Kyoto University Joseph Fourier University
Kitashirakawa Oiwakecho Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan BP 48 38041 Grenoble, France
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Dr. Ananta Prasad Gajurel Dr. Khum Narayan Paudayal
Department of Geology Central Department of Geology,Tribhuvan University
Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Mr. Lila Nath Rimal Dr. Danda Pani Adhikari
Department of Mines and Geology Department of Geology
Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University
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Mr. Ghan Bahadur Shrestha
Geo Consult P. Ltd.
Kathmandu, Nepal
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© Nepal Geological Society
The views and interpretations in this paper are those of the author(s). They are not attributable to the Nepal Geological Society (NGS) and
do not imply the expression of any opinion concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning
the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Sixth Nepal Geological Congress
on
Geology, Natural Resources, Infrastructures, Climate Change and Natural Disasters
15–17 November 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal
Organised by
Nepal Geological Society
Organising Committee
Chief Organizer: Mr. Jagdishwor N. Shrestha, President, NGS
Convener: Mr. Krishna Prasad Kaphle
Co-Convener: Dr. Santa M. Rai and Mr. Shyam Bahadur KC
Congress Secretary: Dr. Dinesh Pathak, General Secretary, NGS
Members:
Prof. Dr. Bishal Nath Upreti, Tribhuvan University Prof. Deepak Bhattarai, Nepal Engineering College
Director General, Mr. S. P. Mahato, Dept. of Mines & Geology Mr. Nabin Chandra Sharma, Kantipur Engineering College
Director General, Mr. A. K. Pokharel, Dept. of Irrigation Dr. Krishna Paudel, Nepal GIS Society
Director General, Mr. K. R. Dahal, Dept. of Water Induced Mr. Tuk Lal Adhikari, ITECO, Nepal
Disaster Prevention Mr. Keshav Kunwar, SILT Consultants (P) Ltd.
Director General, Mr. R. K. Lamsal, Dept. of Roads Mr. Yageshor Parajuli, TEAC Consult
Director General, Mr. B. P. Pudasaini, Dept. of Soil Mr. Lal Krishna KC, Full Bright Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Conservation and Watershed Management Mr. Vishwa Nath Gurung, EAST Consult
Director General, Mr. S. B. Malla, Dept. of Electricity Dr. Toran Sharma, Nepal Environment and Scientific Services
Development Dr. Sandip Shah, S/N Power Holding
Managing Director, Dr. Jeebendra Jha, NEA Mr. G. B. Tuladhar, METCON Consultancy
Mr. Suresh R. Upreti, WECS Mr. Narayan Singh, GEOCE Consultancy
Dean, Prof. Bharat Pahadi, IoE, Tribhuvan University Mr. Ramashish Mandal, Godavari Marble Industries
Prof. Dr. M. R. Dhital, Tribhuvan University Ms. Shova Singh, Dept. of Mines and Geology
Mr. Shri Ram Maharjan, Dept. of Mines and Geology Dr. Anne Sheehan, Colorado University, USA
Mr. Jeevan L. Shrestha, Dept. of Irrigation Dr. Harutaka Sakai, Kyoto University, Japan
Mr. Bharat M. Jnawali, CAIRN Energy, Nepal Dr. Federik Pierre, France
Mr. Achuta Nanda Bhandary, Former President, NGS Dr. Jorg Hanish, Germany
Mr. Pratap Singh Tater, Former President, NGS Prof. Isakbek Torgoev, Kyrgyzsthan National Institute of Science,
Dr. Ramesh Man Tuladhar, Former President, NGS Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Amod Mani Dixit, Former Presidnet, NGS President, Nepal Rocks and Mineral Association, Kathmandu
Mr. Ramesh K. Aryal, Former President, NGS
Mr. Narendra Dhoj Maskey, Former President, NGS Advisory Committee
Prof. Dr. Vishnu Dangol, Tri-Chandra Campus, T. U. Vice-Chairman, National Planning Commission
Mr. H. R. Khan, Dept. of Mines and Geology Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal
Mr. Gobind S. Pokharel, Former Vice-President, NGS Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Nepal
Mr. S. P. Khann, Ground Water Resources Development Board Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Government of Nepal
Mr. Uttam Bol Shrestha, Dept. of Mines and Geology Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation, Government of Nepal
Mr. U. B. Pradhanang, Dept. of Mines and Geology Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Government of Nepal
Mr. A. K Duvadi, Dept. of Mines and Geology Prof. Dr. Madhab Prasad Sharma, V. C., T. U., Nepal
Mr. Som Nath Sapkota, Dept. of Mines and Geology Prof. Dr. Suresh Raj Sharma, V. C., K. U., Nepal
Mr. Jaya Raj Ghimire, Dept. of Mines and Geology Dr. S. R. Kafle, V. C., NAST, Nepal
Mr. Dilip K Sadaula, Dept. of Soil Conservation and Watershed Mr. M. R. Pandey, Honorary Fellow, Nepal Geological Society
Management Dr. R. P. Bashyal, Former President, NGS
Dr. Lalu P. Paudel, Tribhuvan University Mr. G. S. Thapa, Former President, NGS
Dr. T. N. Bhattarai, Tribhuvan University Prof. Ar. M. Qasim Jan, NCEG, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Mr. Dinesh Napit, Treasurer, NGS Executive Committee Prof. S. K. Tandan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, India
Dr. Ranjan K. Dahal, Tribhuvan University Dr. A. K. Sinha, Former Director, BSIP, Lucknow, India
Mr. P.K. Mool, ICIMOD Prof. Dr. G. Fuchs, Austria
Mr. Khagendra N. Kafle, Member, NGS Dr. D. N. Petley, University of Durham, UK
Mr. S. R. Sharma, Former Treasurer, NGS Dr. J. Philipe Avouac, CALTECH, USA
Mr. Amrit M. Tuladhar, Dept. of Urban Development and Prof. K. Arita (Retired Prof.) Hokkaido University, Japan
Building Construction Mr. Thierry Heritier, DASE, France
ACKNOWLEDEGEMENTS
Nepal Geological Society is going to organize the Sixth Nepal Geological Congress from 15th to 17th November 2010 in
Kathmandu, Nepal. We are confident that the Congress will be proved to be an important gathering of the prominent geo-
scientists and professionals from different countries. Furthermore, the Congress will provide the participants with an
opportunity to exchange their knowledge and experiences with each other. We hope that such interaction will make an
important contribution towards the further development in geo-scientific fields. We express our sincere gratitude to all the
valued participants and contributors for their invaluable effort.
Our sincere thanks are also due to Cairn Energy PLC, UK, DASE-France, Muktishree P. Ltd, and Caltech-USA for their
generous support to organize this event. We express our sincere thanks to Mr. Sarbajit Mahato, Director General and Mr. Sri
Ram Maharjan, Deputy Director General of the Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Nepal for their kind
cooperation.
Similarly, we also sincerely acknowledge the following institutions and organizations for their kind support and cooperation.
• Department of Mines and Geology • Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, TU
• R. B. Diamond Jewellers • B. P. Koirala Nepal - India Foundation
• Sonapur Cement P. Ltd. • Phul Kumari Mahato Memorial Trust
• Suprim Cement P. Ltd. • Jagadamba Cement P. Ltd.
• Ghorahi Cement P. Ltd. • Navadurga Marbles P. Ltd.
• Himalaya Quartz P. Ltd. • Rolpa Cement P. Ltd.
• Godvari Marbles P. Ltd. • Annapurna Quarry P. Ltd.
• Coal Association Nepal • Texana Resource Company, USA
• ITECO P. Ltd. • Cosmos Cement P. Ltd.
• SN Power P. Ltd. • ICGS P. Ltd.
• Masina Continental P. Ltd. • Maruti Cement P. Ltd
• Khetan Group • KP Cement P. Ltd
- S. M. Rai, K. N. Paudyal, G. B. Shrestha, A. Pecher, H. Sakai, A. P. Gajurel, D. P. Adhikari and L. N. Rimal
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Contents
Regional Geology, Stratigraphy and Tectonics
An overview of the Jijal Complex, the roots of the Kohistan magmatic arc in the Himalaya of Pakistan
M. Qasim Jan..........................................................................................................................................................................1
Petrological, magnetic and geochemical characterization of Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sections, Gulf of Mexico
A. Ortega Nieto, J. Urrutia Fucugauchi, and L. L. Perez-Cruz .............................................................................................2
Evaluation of the Variscan orogenic plutonic magmatism: the Greater Caucasus, Russia
A. V. Okrostsvaridze and D. R. Tormey ..................................................................................................................................3
Sandstone petrography, heavy mineral and geochemical study of the Subansiri Formation (Middle Siwalik)
in the eastern Himalaya, India: implications on provenance and tectonic setting
B. P. Duarah and D. J. Deka...................................................................................................................................................4
Pebble analysis of the Cretaceous Fluvial Bottom Conglomerate Formation in and around Weiloi, Shillong Plateau,
Meghalaya, India
B. P. Duarah and D. J. Deka...................................................................................................................................................5
The Barail sandstones of Ukhrul area, Manipur, India: a study on provenance and tectonic environment based on petro-
graphic, heavy mineral and geochemical data
B. P. Duarah, W. Indrajit Singh, and D. J. Deka.....................................................................................................................6
Spatial and temporal characterization of carbon dioxide and radon gas discharge at the Main Central Thrust zone
in central Nepal
B. P. Koirala, F. Girault, M. Bhattarai, P. Richon, F. Perrier, C. France-Lanord,U. P. Gautam,
P. L. Shrestha, D. R. Tiwari, and S. N. Sapkota......................................................................................................................7
The P-T evolution of the Barun Gneiss (Higher Himalayan Crystallines of eastern Nepal) in the framework
of the “channel flow” model
Chiara Groppo and Franco Rolfo.........................................................................................................................................8
Elusive Himalayan eclogites: evidence that they were there from zircon and monazite U-Pb geochronology and trace
element geochemistry
D. Grujic, C. J. Warren, D. A. Kellettand, and J. L. Wooden ..................................................................................................9
Radioactively anomalous granitoids in Narnaul area of Delhi Supergroup rocks, southern Haryana, India
G. Vallinayagam and Naveen Kumar Kanyan.....................................................................................................................10
Crystallization conditions of the Palaeoproterozoic basement rocks in Bangladesh: an evaluation of
biotite and amphibole mineral chemistry
Ismail Hossain and Toshiaki Tsunogae ............................................................................................................................... 11
Material properties of the moraine of the glacial lake and the examination about the outburst of dam of
glacial lake for the hazard assessment
Jun Umemura, Daisuke Higaki, Go Sato, Jiro Komori and Toru Koike.............................................................................12
Exhumation history of the deepest central Himalayan rocks, Ama Drime range
G. Mahéo, E. Kali , P. H. Leloup, N. Arnaud, Dunyi Liu, E. Boutonnet, J. Van der Woerd, Xiaohan Liu,
Jing Liu-Zeng and Haibing Li .............................................................................................................................................13
Differentiated exhumation/cooling history of the Lesser and the Higher Himalayan units in the Kullu-Kinnaur area,
Himachal Pradesh, India
M. Thoeni, C. Miller, C. Hager, M. Horschinegg, and B. Grasemann .................................................................................14
Review of detrital zircon ages and Sm-Nd isotopic data from Himalaya–support to the Mesoproterozoic
formation of east Gondwana
M. Yoshida, and B. N. Upreti................................................................................................................................................15
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Granitoid magmatism in Mongolia: evolution in time
Ochir Gerel...........................................................................................................................................................................16
New data on the geological setting of the Nepalese Kanchenjunga area
Pietro Mosca, Chiara Groppo, and Franco Rolfo...............................................................................................................17
Magnetic susceptibility as a potential tool for geological differentiation of the Lesser Himalayan
rocks in central Nepal
Pitambar Gautam, Prakash Das Ulak, Baburam Gyawali and Sudarshan Bhandari .......................................................18
Metabasites petrology and P-T evolution in the Lesser Himalaya, central Nepal
L. P. Paudel, K. Arita, and T. Imayama.................................................................................................................................19
Petrology of granites in Siner areas, Siwana Ring Complex, northwestern Peninsular India
L. Sarjesh Singh and G. Vallinayagam.................................................................................................................................20
Second generation glaciers mapping and inventory of Nepal
Samjwal R. Bajracharya, Sudan B. Maharjan, and Basanta R. Shrestha...........................................................................21
Geochemistry and U-Pb ages of the Nardanda pegmatite of the Kathmandu Crystalline Nappe and
Gulbhanjyang augen gneiss of the Gosainkund Crystalline Nappe, central Nepal Himalaya
Santa Man Rai, Bishal Nath Upreti, Randy Parrish and Patrick Le Fort .........................................................................22
Sedimentology, microfacies analysis and diagenesis of the Lower Eocene the Sakesar Limestone,
central Salt Range, Pakistan
Shahid Ghazi, Shakeel Ahmad, Noman Zeb, Sadaf Sharif and Shamim Akhtar.................................................................23
Use of remote sensing and GIS tool in glacial lake mapping and monitoring of Nepal Himalayas
Sharad Prasad Joshi, Pradeep Kumar Mool, and Wu Lizong.............................................................................................24
Basic rocks of Manipur ophiolite in the Indo-Myanmar Hill Ranges, NE India and the petrotectonic significance
Soibam Ibotombi and Ch. Mangi Khuman..........................................................................................................................25
Geology of the Lesser Himalaya along the Gorkha - Narayangarh section, central Nepal
Tara Pokhrel, Sujan Devkota, Naresh Maharjan, Kabi Raj Paudyal and Lalu Paudel.....................................................26
Geology of the Trishuli Valley from Betrawati to Rasuwagadhi, central Nepal
Toya Nath Ghimire, Bharat Raj Pant, Lalu Paudel, Frédéric Girault, and Frédéric Perrier.............................................27
Effusive activity at the Nevado de Tolucavolcano area, central Mexico
R. Torres-Orozco, J. L. Arce, and P. W. Layer.......................................................................................................................28
Facies analysis and depositional setting of the Jurassic Samana Suk Limestone, Kala Chitta Range,
Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan
Aftab Ahmad Butt, Shahid Ghazi and Sadaf Sharif ............................................................................................................29
Lithostratigraphy and facies analysis of the Siwalik Group, Karnali River section, far-western Nepal Himalaya
Ashok Sigdel, Tetsuya Sakai , Prakash D. Ulak, Ananta P. Gajurel, and B. N. Upreti.......................................................30
Flow stratigraphy of a part of Mandu region, Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh, India
B. K. Singh and S. F. R. Khadri ............................................................................................................................................31
Early Neogene origin of the Himalayas: some proxies from northern Indian Ocean studies
D. Gopala Rao and S. Arjun.................................................................................................................................................32
Re-assessment of the stratigraphic subdivision of the Nawakot Complex by Stöcklin (1980) in the Gorkha-Narayangarh
section, central Nepal
Kabi Raj Paudyal and Lalu Paudel....................................................................................................................................33
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Lower Carboniferous biostratigraphy, paleoecology and paleogeography of Balast Section,
north Damghan, east Alborz-Iran
Kaveh Khaksar and Mohamad Reza Kebriaei Zadeh.........................................................................................................34
Middle to Late Miocene vegetation and climate from the Siwalik succession, Karnali River section
of the Nepal Himalaya
Khum N. Paudayal, Volker Mosbrugger, Angela A. Bruch, and Mark Herrmann..............................................................35
Stratigraphy, depositional environment and provenance of Xaltipa Formation in the Huayacocotla
Anticlinorium, east central Mexico
María de los Angeles Verde Ramírez, Gilberto Silva Romo, Claudia Cristina Mendoza Rosales,
Elena Centeno García, Emiliano Campos Madrigal..........................................................................................................36
Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Miocene succession in the Surma Basin,
Northeastern Bangladesh
Md. Abdur Rahman..............................................................................................................................................................37
Early Jurassic position of the Lhasa Block indicated by palaeo-biogeographical distribution of Lithiotis bivalvesc
Michal Krobicki and Jan Golonkahal................................................................................................................................38
The significance of Cretaceous gastropods abundance in San Juan Raya, Southern Mexico
Mildred del C. Zepeda Martínez, Gilberto Silva-Romo, and Claudia C. Mendoza-Rosales..............................................39
Significance of trace fossils from Barail Group of sediments, Manipur, India
Rajkumar Hemanta Singh....................................................................................................................................................40
Stratigraphic analysis of the Jurassic sequence of the region Tecocoyunca, Tecomatlán Puebla
Rodríguez Calderón Marlene, Hernández Vulpes María Rosalinda, Arellano-Gil Javier,
Arcos José Luis, and Velasco Patricia.................................................................................................................................41
Microfacies analysis and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Early Eocene
Chor Gali Formation, central Salt Range, Pakistan
Shahid Ghazi, Aftab Ahmad Butt, Aasd Ali, and M. Naveed Rafaqat .................................................................................42
Sedimentology of an Early Permian, meandering fluvial succession: the Warchha Sandstone,
central Salt Range, Pakistan
Shahid Ghazi, Sadaf Shrif and Aftab Ahmad Butt...............................................................................................................43
Sedimentology, microfacies analysis and diagenesis of the Lower Eocene Sakesar Limestone,
central Salt Range, Pakistan
Shahid Ghazi, Shakeel Ahmad, Noman Zeb, Sadaf Sharif, and Shamim Akhtar................................................................44
Comparison between the tectonic movements of Mt. Everest and the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh massif
Giorgio Poretti, Chiara Calligaris, Shahina Tariq, and Hawas Khan ..............................................................................45
A new model to resolve the Lesser Himalayan Crystalline Nappe problem: Implications
for Himalayan tectonics
A. Alexander, G. Webb and Axel K. Schmitt..........................................................................................................................47
Remnants of southern Tibetan Plateau in north-western Himalayas: morphological and
thermochronological evidences
A. Pêcher, P. Van der Beck, S. Guillot, A. Kausar, G. Mahéo, and J. Van Melle ..................................................................48
Geology and tectonic setting of the volcanoclastic succession of the Upper Cretaceous,
western Sulaiman Foldbelt, Pakistan
Abdul Tawab Khan...............................................................................................................................................................49
Role of active tectonics in geothermal exploration: a case study in Büyükmenderes graben, SW Turkey
Ali Koçyiðit ..........................................................................................................................................................................50
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Neotectonic signatures in the southern Peninsular India and Gulf of Mannar
Biju John, D. T. Rao, Yogendra Singh, Devaprasad Sahoo, and P. C. Nawani...................................................................51
Problems with respect to the channel flow model in the Himalaya and Tibet
Daigoro Hayashi..................................................................................................................................................................52
Three-dimensional strain variation across the Kathmandu Nappe: implication to internal deformation
Deepak Chamlagain and Daigoro Hayashi........................................................................................................................53
The Main Central Thrust Zone in eastern Nepal explained by petrology
Franco Rolfo, Chiara Groppo, and Bruno Lombardo.........................................................................................................54
Deformation-based criteria for identifying the MCT in the southern part of the Kathmandu Nappe, central Nepal
K. K. Acharya and B. Grasemann .......................................................................................................................................55
Elasto-plastic finite element modeling along the project INDEPTH profile: implication for the role
of crustal strength variations in Himalaya and Tibet
Matrika Prasad Koirala and Daigoro Hayashi..................................................................................................................56
Indian plate motion constrained by GPS measurements
Paramesh Banerjee...............................................................................................................................................................58
Timing of the end of motion along the South Tibet Detachment shear zone: an important constraint
on collision models
P. H. Leloup, G. Mahéo, N. Arnaud, E. Kali, E. Boutonnet, Dunyi Liu, Liu Xiaohan, and Li Haibing................................59
Cretaceous deformation and new structural model of the Petlalcingo Monocline, Oaxaca México
Rodrigo Gutiérrez Navarro, René Morales Luis, and Alberto Serrano Vázquez................................................................60
Collision tectonics of the north-western Caucasus, Russia
V. I. Popkov...........................................................................................................................................................................61
Partitioning of convergence and slip rates between the Himalayan Frontal Thrust and the Main Boundary Thrust
in Kangra re-entrant, NW Himalaya
V. C. Thakur, D. Sahoo, A. Singh, and N. Suresh ................................................................................................................62
Stone of Heaven: Jade
Victoria Morales Alfredo, Rodríguez Otero Mónica, and Pale Berruecos Héctor Rodrigo...............................................63
Mineral Resources, Development, Oil & Natural Gas
The amazing miniature world of the Montezuma mine, Sonora, Mexico
Juan Carlos Alvarado Sánchez, Alejandra Noemí García Romero,Paola Carolina Reye Luna,
and Luis Daniel Sánchez Guzmán .......................................................................................................................................64
Distribution of trace metals in sediment cores of Sunderban mangrove wetland, India and their
possible toxicological effects on biota
Santosh Kumar Sarkar, Md. Aftab Alam, Asokkumar Bhattacharya,Mousumi Chatterjee,
and BhaskardevBhattacharya.............................................................................................................................................65
Measurement of ammonium in silicates by reflection spectroscopy
Marcelo Godefroy Rodríguez, Carles Canet Miquel,Teresa Pi Puig, and Eduardo Gonzales Partida .............................66
Mineral deposits location and regularities of depth structure of the Earth’s crust
Evgeny M. Nesterov.............................................................................................................................................................67
An account on the prospects of cement grade limestone in the Markhu Formation, Lesser Himalaya, central Nepal
Lila Nath Rimal and Jay Raj Ghimire..................................................................................................................................68
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A comparative study of geological controls on gas hydrate occurrences along the Indian continental margins
M. Ravi Santosh Kumar, T. Veera Kumaria, V. Trivenia, M. S. Naidua, P. Prasada Raoa,
N. K. Thakura, and B. Ashalathaa.......................................................................................................................................69
Characterization and modelling of gas discharge in Lower Dolpo, Western Nepal
F. Girault, F. Perrier, M. Bhattarai, B. P. Koirala, P. Richon,C. France-Lanord, and S. N. Sapkota..................................70
Platinum Group Element (PGEs) occurrences and exploration studies in India – current status
V. Balaram ............................................................................................................................................................................71
Exploration of hydrocarbon in Proterozoic basins using geochemical tracers
A. M. Dayal...........................................................................................................................................................................72
Reconnaissance survey of kaolin deposit at Meetiyagoda in Sri Lanka
Ashvin Kamal Wickramasooriya..........................................................................................................................................73
Exploration results of Iron ore deposit at Thosey, Ramechhap, Nepal
Krishna P. Kaphle ................................................................................................................................................................74
Water Resources & Hydropower Development
Future of water in Pakistan
Naufil Naseer and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.........................................................................................................................75
Potential of failures of small scale hydropower projects in Nepal due to adverse geology
Narayan Gurung..................................................................................................................................................................76
Geological challenges in the development of hydropower in Nepal
Subas Chandra Sunuwar.....................................................................................................................................................77
Influence of thrust planes in the planning of hydropower projects in Nepal Himalaya
Yogendra Deva, Ravi Kumar, and Mugdha Patwardhan....................................................................................................78
Hydrology, Engineering Geology & Environment Protection
Himalayan mountain building and fragile ecosystem
Anshu Kumar Sinha .............................................................................................................................................................79
Geoelectric resistivity sounding for deciphering hydrogeology and locating deep tubewell installation sites in
Pouroushava area of Bagerhat, Bangladesh
A. S. M Woobaidullah and Mohammad Zohir Uddin ..........................................................................................................80
Interference and inefficiency of water wells: a constrain of water conservation in Naogaon Upazilla, Bangladesh
Golam Shabbir Sattar and Ashraful Alam...........................................................................................................................81
Comparison of surface water and groundwater arsenic in the floodplains of the Ganges and Niger Rivers
Patricia K. Garcia, Steven H. Emerman, Scott A. Robertson, Michael P. Bunds, Drissa Samake,
Abdou Maiga, Kalifa Keita, Amadou Maiga, and Somboro Y. M. Madeleine....................................................................82
Potential of shallow ground water recharge through rainwater harvesting in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
S. B. Maharjan and S. D. Shrestha.......................................................................................................................................83
Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi Rivers, eastern Nepal
Steven H. Emerman, Ryan B. Anderson, Sushmita Bhandari, Roshan R. Bhattarai, Mallory A. Palmer,
Tara Nidhi Bhattarai, and Michael P. Bunds ......................................................................................................................84
Rainwater recharge of shallow aquifers–a viable solution to address water shortage in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Suresh Das Shrestha, Kabir Rajbhandari, Dal Bahadur Singtan, and Sanjita Mishra .....................................................85
Developing effective groundwater monitoring mechanism for Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Suresh Das Shrestha, Nir Shakya, Sanjita Mishra and Sudan B. Maharjan......................................................................86
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Two-dimensional numerical modeling of surge shaft at upper Tamakoshi Project, Nepal
Bibek Neupane and Krishna K. Panthi...............................................................................................................................87
Landslide susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio and logistic regression: a case study
from Phidim, eastern Nepal
Chandra Prakash Poudyal and Chandong Chang............................................................................................................88
Landslide susceptibility mapping in west Nepal using active fault map
Hiroshi P. Sato and Hiroshi Yagi .........................................................................................................................................89
Foundation characteristics of the soils of different parts of Nepal
M. P. Koirala, and G. Ojha....................................................................................................................................................90
Geological and bioengineering investigation on the Dhungagade–Aarughat section of Gorkha–Aarughat Road, Nepal
Naba Raj Neupane and Ishwar Sunuwar ............................................................................................................................91
Prospects of railway development in Nepal
Nawa Raj Khatiwada and Tara Nidhi Bhattarai ................................................................................................................92
Soil restoration using rock dust
Pasquinel dela Fraga Chavez .............................................................................................................................................93
Concept of Metro tunnelling in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal
Ram Hari Sharma.................................................................................................................................................................94
Geotechnical instrumentation and its implications in dams, slopes, and tunnels: an experience from
middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Project (MMHPP), Nepal
Tika Ram Paudel..................................................................................................................................................................95
Engineering and geotechnical evaluation of Panthial landslide along National Highway (NH),
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Yudhbir Singh, G. M. Bhat, S. K. Pandita, Vinay Sharma, S. S. Kotwal, Kuldeep Kumar, and Sumita Koul......................96
Investigation of effective parameters in fracturing of sedimentary rocks
Asghar Laderian ..................................................................................................................................................................97
Flow characteristics of densely packed granular shear flow subjected to slow deformations
Subodh Dhakal ....................................................................................................................................................................98
Development of HAZUS compatible fragility functions for non-engineered buildings in Nepal and Bangladesh
Ramesh Guragain and Radha Krishna Mallik....................................................................................................................99
Updation of land use information and generation of land use zoning maps: an application of integration
of GIS and Remote Sensing through knowledge base
Nab Raj Subedi, Dinesh Pathak and Ghan Bahadur Shrestha.........................................................................................100
Engineering geological investigations of Dik Chhu hydropower project, Sikkim Himalaya, India
Ajay K. Naithani and P. C. Nawani....................................................................................................................................101
Role of geological structures and clay minerals in triggering landslides on Mugling-Narayangarh
Highway, central Nepal
Bhupati Neupane and D. P. Adhikari ................................................................................................................................102
Climate Change & Natural Hazards
Disappearing glaciers of Himalaya in the context of global warming
B. N. Upreti, S. Dhakal, S. M. Rai, S. R. Bajracharya, B. R. Adhikari, M. Yoshida, and T. N. Bhattarai ..........................103
On the occurrence of fatal landslides in Nepal
David N. Petley...................................................................................................................................................................104
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