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Impact of faults on landslide in the Atharamura Hill (along the NH 44), Tripura

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The present study is aimed at assessing the relationship between existing faults and occurrence of landslides. The geophysical techniques like geothermal imaging of fault zone, soil electrical resistivity data and field verification identify the fault characteristic. The present study reveals two prominent faults in the Atharamura Hill, i.e., one north–south extended faults, and the other east–west extended faults. The change in the geothermal characteristic along the fault, structural data (dip, strike) and most significantly the locations of landslide close to faults provide strong correlation of the landslide and the existing faults. The soil electrical resistivity data are low along the faults. The subsurface resistivity profile clearly delineates the faults.

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Authors are grateful to Late Dr. Sudip De for tendering his innovative ideas and guidance. Authors are also thankful to Gungan Mukherjee, Susmita Paul and Shreya Bandhyopadhay for their help and cooperation. The authors are also grateful to James W. LaMoreaux, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Earth Sciences and the learned reviewers for providing their valuable suggestions for upgrading the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, 799022, India

    Subhajit Sen, Saptarshi Mitra & Chandrani Debbarma

  2. Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 793022, India

    Sunil Kumar De

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Sen, S., Mitra, S., Debbarma, C. et al. Impact of faults on landslide in the Atharamura Hill (along the NH 44), Tripura. Environ Earth Sci 73, 5289–5298 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3778-4

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