| Dr. N.S.Virdi |
| Papers Published
VIRDI, N.S., 1993. Northward movement of the Indian Plate- evidence
from lateritic occurrences and Early Tertiary sediments in the NW Outer
and Lesser Himalaya. Geosci. Jour., IXV (1 & 2), 55-66.
VIRDI, N.S., 1994. The floor of the Tertiary Basin of Northwest India-Control of Basement highs and palaeotopography on the basin evolution . Him. Geol., 15, 231-244. GUPTA. V., SAH, M.P. , VIRDI, N. S. & BARTARYA, S. K. 1993. Landslide Hazard Zonation in the Upper Satluj Valley, Distt. Kinnaur, H.P. Jour . Him. Geol., 4(1), 81-93. GUPTA. V.,. BARTARYA, S. K. , VIRDI, N. S. & SAH, M.P. 1994. Climatic zones vis-a-vis landslide activity along the Satluj Valley, in the Higher and Lesser Himalaya of Himachal Pradesh. Proc. ISRS Silver Jubilee Symposium, Dehra Dun, 80-86. VIRDI . N. S. 1994. Basement structures and their influence on sedimentation and tectonics in the Tethyan Basin of Western Himalaya. Proc. 1st South Asia Geological Congress Islamabad, 153-160. VIRDI, N.S., 1994 Basement structures and their possible relation to sedimentation and tectonics in the Tethyan Basin of Western Himalaya. Jour . Him. Geol.., 5(1), 11-19. SAH, M.P., VIRDI, N. S. & BARTARYA, S. K., 1996. The Malling slide of Kinnaur, causes, consequences and its control on channel blocking and flash floods in the Lower Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. In : Proc. Int. Conference on Disasters and Mitigation, Anna. University, Madras, 1(A-4). 102-106. VIRDI, N.S., 1996. Proterozoic sedimentological cycles and geotectonic evolution of the southern margin of Proto- Tethys : evidence from the Western Himalaya. Indian Jour. of Petroleum Geology, 4(2), 1-27. OATNEY EMILY, M. & VIRDI, N.S., 1997 Geology, structure and active tectonics in NW Doon valley, H.P. WIHG, Excurision Guide, 1-30. VIRDI , N.S., 1997. Landslides , causes and control with examples from Garhwal Himalaya. Souvenir-Workshop Futuristic model habitat, 53-77. BARTARAYA, S.K., VIRDI, N.S. & SAH, M.P. 1996 . Landslide Hazards : Some case studies from the Satluj valley, Himachal Pradesh. Him. Geol., 17(1&2), 193-207. KHATTRI, K.N. & VIRDI, N.S. 1996 (editors). Geological hazards in the Himalayan region. assessment and mitigation. Proc. Group INSA Diamond Jubilee discussion on Geological hazards, the Himalayan Region. Him. Geol., 17(1&2), 240 pp. KUMAR, R & VIRDI, N.S. 1997. Evolution of Inter-montane Kargil Basin (Oligo-Miocene) Ladakh Himalaya : A sedimentological approach. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 49, 675-686. MAZARI, R.K., BARTARYA, S.K., BAGATI, T.N., VIRDI, N.S., PHILIP, G. & MOHINDRA, R. 1996 . Phenomenal river bed uplift in the Gaj Rao, Dehradun a case of slump induced movement in the Middle Siwalik sediments. Him. Geol., 17(1&2), 171-182. SAH, M.P., VIRDI, N.S. & BARTARYA, S.K. 1996 (Appeared in 1997). Slope failure and damming of river channel. Some examples from the Satluj valley, Himachal Pradesh. Him. Geol., 17(1&2), 183-192. SAH, M.P. & VIRDI, N.S., 1997. Geomorphic signatures of neotectonic activity along the Sumdo fault Spiti Valley, Dist. Kinnaur, H.P. Him. Geol., 18(1&2), 81-92. VIRDI, N.S., SAH, M.P. & BARTARYA, S.K. 1997. Mass wasting its manifestation, causes and controls; some case histories from Himachal Himalaya : in perspectives of mountain risk Engineering in the Himalayan region (Eds. D.K. Agrawal, V. Joshi, K. Kumar and L.M.S. Palni). Gyanodaya Prakashan, Nainital, 111-130. VIRDI, N.S., 1997. Upper Proterozoic geotectonic events in the Trans -Aravalli region and their signatures in the Lesser Himalaya. In : N.P. Wyaynenda, P.G. Cooray and Peter Mosley (eds.), Geology in South Asia II - Proc. 2nd South Asia Geol. Congress, Colombo, 107-121. VIRDI, N.S., 1998. Coexisting Late Proterozoic glacigene sediments and evaporites in the Lesser Himalaya and Western Indian shield-expressions of contemporaneity of low latitude glaciation and tropical desiccation - In the Indian Precambrian (ed. B.S. Paliwal), Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur, 502-511. VIRDI, N.S. 1998. Co-existing Late Proterozoic glaciogene sediments and evaporites in the Lesser Himalaya and Western Indian shield expression of contemporarily of low latitude glaciation and tropical desiccation. (Ed. B.S. Pahwa, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur), Indian Precambrian, 502-511. VIRDI, N.S. 1998. Uppr Proterozoic geotectonic events in the Trans Aravalli region and their signatures in the Lesser Himalaya : Professional Geology in South Asia II (Ed. N.P. Wejaynanda, P.C. Coxay and P. Mosley), Geol. Surv. & Mines Bureau, Sri Lanka, Professional Paper, 7, 107-121. VIRDI, N.S. & MAHAJAN, A.K. 1999. Hydel projects and related developmental activity in Uttarakhand Environmental impact evaluation. Proc. Seminar on Development needs of Uttarakhand. Inst. of Engineer, Dehra Dun, Feb. 99. VIRDI, N.S. 1999. Preparation of landslides hazard zonation maps in mountainous terrain - Guidelines Part 2, Macro-zonation, B.I.S., New Delhi, 1-19 (Hill area Development Engineering Sectional Committee (ED-56). THAKUR, V.C., YEATS, R.S. & VIRDI, N.S. (Eds.) 1999. Paleoseismicity and Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Himalaya. Proc. Indo-US Workshop on Paleoseismicity with reference to Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Himalaya. Him. Geol., 20(I), pp. 152. UPRETI, B.N., NAKATA, T, KUMAHARA, Y., YAGI, H., OKUMURA, THOMAS, K., ROCKWELL, K., VIRDI, N.S. & MAEMOKU, H. 2000. The latest active faulting in Southeast Nepal. Proc. Active Fault Research for the New Millenium. Hokudan Int. Symp. and School on Active Faulting. Awaji Island, Hyogo Japan, 533-536. Virdi, N. S. and Mahajan, A. K. , 1999: Hydel projects and related developmental activity in Uttrakhand-environmental impact evaluation, Proceedings of seminars on "Developmental needs of Uttrakhand region" Feb, 20-21, 1999 Dehradun. GUPTA, V. & VIRDI, N.S. 2000. On the connection between landslides and nickpoints along the Satluj River Course, Higher Himalaya, India. Zeitschriff fur Geomorphology, 122, 141-148. EMILY M. OATNEY, VIRDI, N.S. & YEATS, R. S., 2001. Contribution of Trans-Yamuna active fault system towards hanging wall strain released above the decollement, Himalayan foothills of northwest India. Him. Geol., 22 (2), 9-28. GUPTA, V., VIRDI, N.S. & PARKASH, S., 2001. Morphometric assessment of active landslides in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines, Satluj valley, Himachal Pradesh (India). Him. Geol., 22 (2), 99-107. MAHAJAN A.K. & VIRDI N.S., 2001. Macroseismic field generated by the 29th March Chamoli Earthquake, 1999 and its seismotectonics. Jour. Asian Earth Sci., 19 (4), 507-516. MAHAJAN A.K. & VIRDI N.S., 2001. Slope stability vis-a-vis rapid urbanization. Some case studies Dharamshala, Distt., Himachal Pradesh. In : Structure and tectonics of Indian Plate (eds. L.N. Gupta, R. Singh and G.S. Gill), Chandigarh, 181-196. MAHAJAN A.K. & VIRDI N.S., 2001. Co-seismic landslides and fractures induced by Chamoli earthquake, 1999 and why the people are at risk. In: Proceedings of workshop on Chamoli and Bhuj (ed. Wason H.R et. al.. ) 197-205. PARKASH, S., SAH, M.P. & VIRDI, N.S., 2001. Causes and control of Karsingsa Landslide, Arunachal Pradesh. Bull. I. G. A., Chandigarh, 34 (1&2), 171-180. THAKUR, V.C., VIRDI, N.S. & PUROHIT, K.K., 2001. A note on Himalayan seismicity, In: ICIMOD, Landslide mitigation in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (eds. Li, Tianchi Suresh Raj Chalise, Bishal Math Upreti), 17-29. BARTARYA, S.K & VIRDI, N.S. Geohydrological feasibility of a tube well at Dharampur Danda, Dehradun, Submitted to U.P. Jal Nigam, 10p VIRDI, N.S. 2003. Sand blows and other secondary effects induced by the Jan. 26th 2001 Bhuj Earthquake. Bull. Indian Geol. Assoc., 35 (2), 1-10.. MAZARI, R.K., VIRDI, N.S. & PHILIP, G. 2002. Environmental geomorphology and active fault tectonics of Paonta Sahib-Sataun-Renuka area, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, Excursion Guide.Bull. Indian Geol. Assoc., 35 (2), 91-106. PANDEY, A.K., VIRDI, N.S. & GAIROLA, V.K. 2003. Evolution of structural fabrics and deformation events in the Kulu-Rampur and Larji Window zones, NW Himalaya, India. Him. Geol., 24 (1), 1-21. PRAKASH, S., AWASTHI, A.K. & VIRDI, N.S. 2003. Stability assessment of rock slopes using modified SMR techniques and kinematic analysis along SH-53 between Dunda and Uttarkashi, Uttaranachal. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 61 (5), 595-606. VIRDI, N.S. & PANDEY, A.K. 2001. Basement cover relationship in the Chail nappe of the Lesser Himalaya: evidence for a possible Upper Proterozoic unconformity. Indian Jour. Petrol. Geol., 10 (1), 9 –17 (released during 2002). CHAUHAN, M.S., RAJAGOPALAN, G., SAH, M.P., PHILIP, G. & VIRDI, N.S. 2001. Pollen analytical study of late Holocene sediments from Trans-Yamuna segment of western Doon Valley of Northwest Himalaya. Palaeobotanist, 50, 403-410. Malik, J.N., Nakata, T., Philip, G. & Virdi, N.S. 2003. Preliminary observations from a trench near Chandigarh, NW Himalaya and their bearing on active faulting. Curr. Sci., 85(12), 1793-1798. Pandey, A.K. & Virdi, N.S. 2003. Microstructural and fluid inclusion constraints on the evolution of Jakhri Thrust Zone in the Satluj valley of NW Himalaya. Curr. Sci., 84(10), 1355-1364. Parkash, S., Awasthi, A.K. & Virdi, N.S. 2003. Stability assessment of rock slopes using modified SMR Technique and Kinematic Analysis along SH-53 between Dunda and Uttarkashi, Uttaranchal. J. Geol. Soc. Ind., 61 (5), 595-606. Virdi, N.S. 2003. Urbanization and Environmenal impact in the Himalaya – Examples from Uttaranchal. In: Proc. 12th Nat. Symp. on Environment, NSE-12, 63-70. Virdi, N.S. 2003. Natural Hazards and their management with special reference to seismic hazards in Uttaranchal. In: Verma, N.K. (ed.), Proc. Nat. Sem. on Natural Wealth of Uttaranchal, KDMIPE, Dehradun. Technology Publ., Dehradun, pp. 83-90. Pandey, A.K., Sachan, H.K. & Virdi, N.S. 2004. Exhumation history of a shear zone constrained by microstructural and fluid inclusion techniques: an example from Satluj valley, NW Himalaya, India. J. Asian Earth Sci., 23, 391-406. Mahajan, A.K. & Virdi, N.S. 2005. Macroseismic study of shallow earthquakes in the Himachal & Garhwal Himalaya, NW Himalaya. Geol. Soc. Ind., Spl. Pub., 85, 205-216. Mahajan, A.K. & Virdi, N.S. 2005. Landslide hazard zonation and risk analysis of Dharamsala town, Himachal Pradesh, Northwest Himalaya. Landslide, Pub. Deptt. Disaster Management, Sastra Deemed Univ. 51-80. Philip, G., Sah M.P. & Virdi, N.S. 2006. Morpho-structural Signatures of Active Tectonics in Parts of Kangra Valley, NW Himalaya, India. Him. Geol., 27(1),15-30. |