Geology and lithology details of the study area
| Group . | Lithology . | Thickness . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newer alluvium . | Sand, silt, gravel and pebbles . | Variable . | ||
| Siwalik Group | Upper Siwalik | B | Predominantly massive conglomerate with red and orange clay as matrix and minor sandstone and earthy buff and brown clay stone | 2,300 meter |
| A | Sandstone, clay and conglomerate alternation | |||
| Middle Siwalik | B | Native claystone variegated and prodigious claystone with alternated conglomerate. | 1,400–2,000 meter | |
| A | Predominantly medium to coarse- grained sandstone and red clay alternation, soft pebbly with subordinate clays stone, locally thick prism of conglomerate | |||
| Lower Siwalik | B | Calcareous cement, pebbly sandstone alternation (fine-medium), claystone (median maroon-chocolate form) in the mid-segment. | 1,600 meter | |
| A | Claystone (mauve-red) having interpolated medium-fine grains of sandstone. | |||
| Group . | Lithology . | Thickness . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newer alluvium . | Sand, silt, gravel and pebbles . | Variable . | ||
| Siwalik Group | Upper Siwalik | B | Predominantly massive conglomerate with red and orange clay as matrix and minor sandstone and earthy buff and brown clay stone | 2,300 meter |
| A | Sandstone, clay and conglomerate alternation | |||
| Middle Siwalik | B | Native claystone variegated and prodigious claystone with alternated conglomerate. | 1,400–2,000 meter | |
| A | Predominantly medium to coarse- grained sandstone and red clay alternation, soft pebbly with subordinate clays stone, locally thick prism of conglomerate | |||
| Lower Siwalik | B | Calcareous cement, pebbly sandstone alternation (fine-medium), claystone (median maroon-chocolate form) in the mid-segment. | 1,600 meter | |
| A | Claystone (mauve-red) having interpolated medium-fine grains of sandstone. | |||