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Guru Nanak Dev University
started M.Sc.(Applied Geophysics) Programme in 1993. Research in the area
of Earthquake Prediction studies started in 1989 under Himalayan Seismicity
Programme of DST using Radon as a precursor. Helium monitoring has been
carried out in thermal springs and soil-gas in N-W Himalayas since 1996.
Ours is the only university in India to set up ERC using both seismic and
geochemical precursor techniques for recording seismic activity. Precursory
signals were recorded at our central stations, Palampur in Kangra valley,
correlating well with Uttarkashi (1991) and Chamoli(1999) earthquakes.
Microseismicity of Kangra valley is being monitored regularly & correlated
with IMD seismic data. ERC is running 3 seismic, 5 radon and 2 helium
observatories in Punjab and H.P. Objectives: The main
objectives of ERC are as follows: (i) Monitoring microseismicity
in Punjab & H.P. (ii) Preparation
of seismic zonation maps of the area under investigation. (iii) Analysis of
seismic data for earthquake resistant design of buildings, dams & bridges. (iv) To detect underground
nuclear explosions by seismic method. (v) Correlation of
geological faults with tectonics of the region. (vi) Monitoring of
geochemical precursors for earthquake prediction studies. Research Publication:
ERC has published more than 3 dozen papers on radon/helium monitoring in
soil-gas, water and environmental pollution & a book "Rare Gas Geochemistry:
Applications in Earth & Environmental Sciences" (Ed. H.S.Virk), G.
N.D. University Press, Amritsar.
Delta Studies
Institute, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -530003. <geolrk@hotmail.com>
Working
on terrains from Cretaceous to Recent on various themes ranging from depositional
and diagenetic modeling, porosity evolution, numerical and statistical
modeling of estuarine dynamics, coastal zone management, geostatistical
modeling of sedimentary systems and computer applications in sedimentology.
