Research Status at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun during 2015 - 2019

Abstract

The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) at Dehradun is an autonomous institution of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), GoI, which came into being in 1968. It has been pursuing basic researches to unravel the orogenic processes of majestic Himalaya and to provide improved understanding on seismogenesis, geodynamic processes, climate-tectonic interactions, evolution and extinction of life, ore formation, glaciology, river system, natural hazards (landslides, floods, and earthquakes), anthropogenic impact etc. towards the well-being of population and safeguarding the properties and structures in the Himalaya and adjoining regions. The research activities to understand the mountain building processes and shed light on above topics are based on observations made by using rudiments of structural geology, petrology, paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomorphology, different branches of geophysics, remote sensing etc.