A Lithological and Structural Study in Parts of Nainital and Almora Districts of Uttarakhand

Abstract

The study area which comes under the geodynamically sensitive Kumaun Himalayan region has frequently witnessed the landslide disasters during the past half a century. The entire area is rocked by some neotectonic activities and earthquakes. The Nainital and Almora district lying in this region is very fragile due to tectonically folded, faulted and crumpled rock formation of various thrust sheets. The area is subjected to sporadic earthquake tremors which plays a significant role in the configuration and topography of the region. In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse and identify the lithological structure of the area which is responsible for the mass slope failures in the concern area.