Vol 36 (2007)

Fifth Nepal Geological Congress Geology, Environment, and Natural Hazards Mitigation: Key to National Development 26–27 November 2007. Organised by
Nepal Geological Society.

Table of Contents

General Geology, Tectonics, and Seismicity

Why geology maps? Abstract
J Stöcklin 1
The growth and rise of Tibet: hidden plate tectonics, 4D evolution of the mantle, and topographic evolution Abstract
P Papponnier 1
Spatial distribution of frontal faults in Nepal Himalaya Abstract
MR Dhital 2
Similar earthquake swarms in the trace of southern Tibetan grabens reveal a subtle strain transient event along the Main Himalayan Thrust Abstract
L Bollinger, S Rajaure, SN Sapkota 3
Seismo-tectonics of the Shillong Plateau - a geodynamic perspective through remote sensing Abstract
BP Duarah, S Phukan 3
An investigation on the temporal variation of seismicity in Indo-Burma border region Abstract
NC Barman, S Kalita 4
Dry climatic evidence in central Himalaya around 40 ka from lacustrine sediments of Kathmandu Basin, Nepal Abstract
AP Gajurel, C France-Lanord, P Huyghe, JL Mugnier, T Sakai, H Sakai, BN Upreti 4
Contemporary tectonic stress field in the Himalaya-Tibet orogen: a view from 2D finite element modeling Abstract
D Chamlagain, D Hayashi 5
Geology and tectonic setting of the volcaniclastic succession of the Upper Cretaceous, western Sulaiman fold belt, Pakistan Abstract
T Khan 6
Depositional environmental change of the Kathmandu Valley sediments inferred from the stratigraphy, sedimentological and mineralogical study Abstract
MR Paudel, H Sakai 6
Petrology of granulites of the Shillong Plateau from west Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, India Abstract
B Bhagabaty, AC Mazumdar 7
Lithostratigraphy of Baitadi area, far western Nepal Abstract
AS Mahara 8
Late Pleistocene plant macrofossils from the Gokarna Formation of the Kathmandu valley, central Nepal Abstract
S Bhandari, KN Paudayal, A Momohara 8
Mineralogy, petrochemistry and genesis of scheelite-bearing skarns and related acid magmatism at Sargipali, Eastern India Abstract
S Chowdhury 9
Major and trace element geochemistry of granitic augen gneisses from Tamakoshi-Likhu Khola area, east Nepal Abstract
KR Regmi 9
Thermal evolution of the Lesser Himalaya, central Nepal: Insights from white mica compositions and K-Ar ages Abstract
LP Paudel, T Itaya, K Arita 10
Geology of the Lesser Himalayan and Higher Himalayan Crystalline sequences of the Everest area along the Dudh Koshi valley, eastern Nepal Himalaya Abstract
SM Rai, M Yoshida, BN Upreti, PD Ulak 11
Evidence for seismicity in the lower crust and upper mantle in the Nepal Himalaya, implication for the rheology of the lithosphere Abstract
S Rajaure, SN Sapkota, JP Avouac, L Bollinger 13
An investigation on the seismicity and seismic gaps in the Indo-Myanmar border region Abstract
S Kalita, NC Barman 14

Engineering Geology and Geophysics

High carbon dioxide flux associated with radon-222 gas exhalation and dipolar self-potential anomaly at the Syabru-Bensi hot springs in central Nepal Abstract
F Perrier, S Rajaure, P Richon, SR Pant, C France-Lanord, A Revil, S Byrdina, S Contraires, U Gautam, B Koirala, P Shrestha, DR Tiwari, L Bollinger, LP Paudel, SN Sapkota 15
Rock squeezing problem in tunnels of Nepal and its prediction Abstract
SC Sunuwar 16
Cross-borehole GPR survey for the study of the grouting Abstract
SR Pant 16
Quality assessment, reserve estimation and economic analysis of roofing slate in the west central Lesser Himalaya Abstract
NR Neupane, LP Paudel 17
Deformation analysis of foundation: a case study from the Bir Hospital Trauma Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal Abstract
AR Adhikari, AMS Pradhan 18
Engineering, hydrological, and sedimentation studies of the Kankai River, eastern Nepal Abstract
UK Raghubanshi 18
Slope stability analysis using GIS on a regional scale Abstract
P Kayastha 19

Natural Hazards and Environmental Geology

Seismic hazard assessment of NW Himalayan fold-and-thrust belt, Pakistan using deterministic approach Abstract
Mona Lisa, Azam A Khwaja, MQ Jan 21
Disaster vulnerability prediction modeling using GIS in the Agra Khola watershed, central Nepal Abstract
PB Thapa 22
Kamikate landslide: a case study of rainfall triggered landslide in far western Nepal Abstract
SK Dwivedi, G Ojha, MP Koirala, S Dwivedi 22
Some notable disasters in Nepal and their mitigation Abstract
GR Chitrakar, B Piya, D Nepali, SP Manandhar 23
Geohazards and environmental degradation in some of the urban areas of Nepal Abstract
KP Kaphle, LN Rimal, AK Duvadi, B Piya, D Nepali 23
GIS-based landslide hazard mapping in Jhimruk River basin, west Nepal Abstract
D Pathak, AP Gajurel, GB Shrestha 25
Landslide and debris flow hazards in the Mugling-Narayangarh Highway section, central Nepal Abstract
DP Adhikari, SR Joshi 25
Flood hazard mitigation in Barpeta district, Assam, north-east India Abstract
NK Talukdar, S Kalita, S Kalita 26
Preliminary investigation of Laprak landslide of Gorkha district, west Nepal Abstract
RP Khanal 27
The Devastating Ramche Landslide (Rasuwa) and the Future of Polchet Residents Abstract
T Ghimire, LP Paudel, B Pant 27
Study of river shifting of Kodku Khola in Kathmandu Valley using remotely sensed data Abstract
D Pathak, AP Gajurel, AP Gajurel, GB Shrestha, GB Shrestha 28
Geomorphological observations surrounding Lukla, eastern Nepal Himalaya Abstract
SM Rai, M Yoshida, BN Upreti 29
Sea level changes due to climate change – facts and fiction Abstract
SK Saha, Md Hussain Monsur 30


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