SUJIT DASGUPTA

Deputy Director General (Retd) Geological Survey of India

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1975-1980
Dasgupta, S. (1975) Glauconites from the Lower Vindhyan Semri Sandstone of the Bundelkhand Area
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Quat Jour Geol Min Met Soc Ind 47,2, 83-89
Dasgupta, S. (1976) Petrology of the Semri Sandstone in the Bundelkhand Area, Chattarpur District,
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MP Quat Jour Geol Min Met Soc Ind 48,2, 71-80
Dasgupta, S. (1977) Effect of different physical parameters on roundness of clastics. Jour Geol Soc
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India 18, 6, 295-297
Dasgupta, S. (1978) Palaeocurrent Analysis from Semri Sandstone Quart. Jour. Geol. Min. Met. Soc.
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India 50, 51-60
5 Dasgupta, S. (1979) Pleistocene Sediments of Tripura: Quat Jour Geol Min Met Soc Ind 51,1,41-46
Nandy, D.R. Dasgupta, S. (1979) Limestone Deposits in the Indo-Burman Orogen: Indian Minerals
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33,3,1-9
1981-1985
Dasgupta, S. Krishnamurthy, K.V. (1981) Sedimentary Plastic Clay Deposits from Tripura with reference
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to its Physical and Chemical Properties: Indian Minerals 35,4,1-14
Dasgupta, S. Nandy D.R. (1982) Seismicity and Tectonics of Meghalaya Plateau, Northeastern India:
8 In VII Symposium on Earthquake Engineering University of Roorkee November 10-12; Vol 1,19-
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Dasgupta, S. (1982) Synthesis and Review on Faunal Records from the Surma Basin: Rec Geol. Surv.
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Ind,112, IV, 31-38
Nandy, D.R. Dasgupta, S. Sarkar, K. Ganguly, A. (1983): Tectonic evolution of Tripura-Mizoram Fold
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Belt., Surma Basin, North East India. Quat Jour Geol Min Met Soc Ind 55,4,186-194
Dasgupta, S. (1984) Tectonic Trends in Surma Basin and Possible Genesis of the Folded Belt: Rec Geol
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Surv Ind,113, IV, 58-61
1986-1990
Nandy, D.R. Dasgupta, S. (1986) Application of Remote Sensing in Regional Geological Studies—A
Case Study in the Northeastern Part of India: In Proceedings International Seminar on
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Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for Developing Countries, Survey of India, New Delhi
March 1986 1,106-111
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, M., Nandy D.R (1987) Active transverse features in the central portion of
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the Himalaya. Tectonophysics 136, 255-264
Mukhopadhyay, M., Dasgupta, S. (1988) Deep Structures and Tectonics of the Burmese Arc: Constraints
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from Earthquake and Gravity Data. Tectonophysics 149,299-322
Dasgupta, S. Nandy, D.R. Mukhopadhyay, M. (1990) Magmatism and Tectonic Setting in the Burmese-
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Andaman Arc: Indian Journal of Geology 62,2,171-141
Halder, D. Dasgupta, S. (1990) Geodynamics of the Andaman-Nicobar Arc in relation to Ophiolite
16 Emplacement. In Group Discussion on Suture Zones-Young and Old; Wadia Institute of Him
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 1991-1995
Nandy D.R., Dasgupta, S. (1991): Seismotectonic domains of northeastern India and adjacent areas.
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Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 18, 371-384
Dasgupta, S. (1992) Seismotectonics and Stress Distribution in the Andaman Plate: Mem Geol Soc
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India 23,319-334
Dasgupta, S. (1993) Tectono-Geologic Framework of the Eastern Gangetic Foredeep: In Bihar-Nepal
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Earthquake August 20 1988 Special Pub Geol Surv Ind,31, 61-69
Dasgupta, S. (1993) Seismotectonics of the Eastern Himalaya and its Foredeep: In Bihar-Nepal
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Earthquake August 20 1988 Special Pub Geol Surv Ind,31, 73-81
Dasgupta, S., Mukhopadhyay, M. (1993): Seismicity and plate deformation below the Andaman arc,
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northeast Indian Ocean. Tectonophysics 225,529-542
Dasgupta, S., Satyajit Biswas (1994) Seismotectonic Evidence for Slab-Pull Mechanism and Active
Subduction of the Indian Lithosphere below the Burmese Arc. In Symposium on Mantle Dynamics and
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its Relation to Earthquake and Volcanism. The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad &
Calcutta; December 1994
Dasgupta, S. Nandy, D.R. (1995) Geological Framework of the Indo-Burmese Convergent Margin with
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Special Reference to Ophiolite Emplacement: Indian Journal of Geology 67,2,110-125
1996-2000
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, M. (1997) Aseismicity of the Andaman Subduction Zone and Recent
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Volcanism: Jour Geol Soc Ind 49,5,513-521
Dasgupta, S. Bhattacharya, A. Jana, T.K. (1998) Quantitative Assessment of Seismic Hazard in Eastern-
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Northeastern India through Poisson Probability Function Analysis: Jour Geol Soc Ind 52,8,181-194
Dasgupta, S. (1999) Seismic Hazard Assessment: Local Geological Effects on Strong Ground Motion:
26 In Proceedings Seminar on Earthquake and Landslide: Natural Disaster Mitigation, Indian
Association for the Cultivation of Science, 44-51
Dasgupta, S. and 14 others (2000) Seismotectonic Atlas of India and its Environs: Special Pub Geol
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Surv Ind,59, 1-87
2001-2005
Dasgupta, S. (2001) Targeting East-West Normal Faults in Peninsular India for Seismic Hazard Studies:
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Jour Geol Soc Ind 57,5,467-468
Dasgupta, S., Mukhopadhyay, M., Bhattacharya, A., Jana, T. (2003): The Geometry of the Burmese-
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Andaman Subducting Lithosphere. Jour. of Seismology, 7, 155-174
Mukhopadhyay, B. Dasgupta, S. Dasgupta S. (2004): Clustering of Earthquake Events in the Himalaya-
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Its Relevance to Regional Tectonic Set-up. Gondwana Research 7 (4), 1242-1247
Dasgupta, S., Mukhopadhyay, B., Acharyya, A. (2005): Aftershock propagation characteristics during
31 the first three hours following the 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. Gondwana
Research 8 (4), 585-588
Dasgupta, S. (2005) Reevaluation of Earthquake Triggered Damages in and around Kolkata: In Field
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Workshop IGCP-490 Holocene Catastrophes 17-19 August 2005, GSI, Chennai
Mukhopadhyay, B. Dasgupta, S. Sengupta, S.R. (2005) Earthquake Frequency- Magnitude Distribution
33 Characteristics for the Indian Sub-Continent: In Contribution to Kangra Earthquake Centenary Seminar
2005 Special Pub Geol Surv Ind, 85,177-192
Pande, P. Dasgupta, S. (2005) Seismicity of Bhutan Himalaya: In Contribution to Kangra Earthquake
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Centenary Seminar 2005 Special Pub Geol Surv Ind, 85,81-87
2006-2010
Acharyya, A. Dasgupta, S. (2006) Tectonic Deformation due to 26 December 2004 Earthquake—
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Revisited in Andaman: Indian Minerals 60,3&4,119-136

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 Dasgupta, S. Acharyya, A. (2006) Seismic Hazard Assessment and Microzonation: Approach for Greater
36 Kolkata Urban Agglomeration: In Interactive Meet on Seismic Microzonation, Geological Survey of
India Lucknow 11-12 Oct 2006
Dasgupta, S. (Ed) (2007) Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami 26 December 2004 Geol Surv
India Spl Pub 89, 251
(i) Mathur, K.N. Ray, S. Sengupta, S. Pande, P. Dasgupta, S. (2007) A preliminary
Report on Investigation of Effects of the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26
December 2004 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: In Dasgupta, S. ed Sumatra-
Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami 26 December 2004 (Chapter 1) Special Pub
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Geol Surv Ind, 89,5-15 [pre-print 2005]
(ii) Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Acharyya, A. (2007) Seismotectonics of the
Andaman-Nicobar Region: Constraints from Aftershocks within 24 hours of the
Great 26 December 2004 Earthquake: In Dasgupta, S. ed Sumatra-Andaman
Earthquake and Tsunami 26 December 2004 (Chapter 6) Special Pub Geol Surv
Ind, 89,95-104 [pre-print 2005]
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Bhattacharya, A. (2007): Seismicity pattern in north Sumatra-Great
38 Nicobar region: In search of precursor for the 26 December 2004 earthquake. Journal of Earth System
Science 116 (3), 215-223
Nath, S.K. Thingbaijam, K.K.S. Raj, A. Shukla, K. Pal, I. Nandy, D.R. Yadav, M.K. Bansal, B.K.
39 Dasgupta, S. and 7 more (2007) Seismic Scenario of Guwahati City: Int Workshop on Earthquake
Hazards and Mitigation, Guwahati, India 7-8 December2007, 210-218
Mukhopadhyay, B., Dasgupta, S. (2008): Swarms in Andaman Sea, India—a seismotectonic analysis.
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Acta Geophysica 56 (4), 1000-1014
Nath, S.K. Raj, A. Sharma, J. Thingbaijam, K.K.S. Kumar, A. Nandy, D.R., Yadav, M.K. Dasgupta, S.
41 and 8 more (2008): Site Amplification, Qs and Source Parameterization in Guwahati Region from Seismic
and Geotechnical Analysis. Seis Res Lett 79,4,526-539
Mukhopadhyay, B., Acharyya, A., Dasgupta, S. (2009): Statistical analysis on yearly seismic moment
42 release data to demarcate the source zone for an impending earthquake in the Himalaya. Acta
Geophysica 57 (2), 387-399
Mukhopadhyay, B. Acharyya, A. Bhattacharyya, A. Dasgupta, S. Sengupta, S.R. (2009) Revisiting the
43 Andaman Subduction Lithosphere following the 26 December 2004 Sumatra earthquake: Indian Journal
of Geosciences, 63,1,1-10
Mukhopadhyay, B. Dasgupta, S. Acharyya, A. (2009) Seasonal Bias for the Occurrence of Shallow
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Focus Earthquakes in the Indian Tropics: Indian Journal of Geosciences, 63,3,327-332
Mukhopadhyay, B. Acharyya, A. Mukhopadhyay, M. Dasgupta, S. (2010) Relationship between
45 Earthquake Swarm, Rifting History, Magmatism and Pore Pressure Diffusion—An Example from South
Andaman Sea, India: Jour Geol Soc Ind 76,8,164-170
Mukhopadhyay, B., Fnais, M., Mukhopadhyay M., Dasgupta, S. (2010): Seismic cluster analysis for the
46 Burmese–Andaman and West Sunda Arc: insight into subduction kinematics and seismic potentiality.
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1 (4), 283-314
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Mukhopadhyay, M. (2010) Next Impending Earthquake in Northern
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Burmese Arc—Search for a Probable Precursor: Mem Geol Soc India 75,69-80
2011-2015
Mukhopadhyay, B., Acharyya, A., Bhattacharyya, D., Dasgupta, S., Pande, P. (2011): Seismotectonics
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at the terminal ends of the Himalayan Arc. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 2 (2), 159-181
Mukhopadhyay, B. Dasgupta, S. (2011) Processes of Generation of Earthquakes in Burmese-
49 Andaman Arc and Himalayas—Random or Non-random: Indian Journal of Geosciences, 65,4,311-
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 Dasgupta, S. (2011) Earthquake Geology, Geomorphology and Hazard Scenario in Northeast India:
50 An Apprisal: In National Workshop on Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategy in Northeast, AASC-
NIDM, 24-25 February Guwahati, 24-39
Mukhopadhyay, B. Mukhopadhyay, M. Dasgupta, S. (2011) Seismic Clusters and their Characteristics
51 at the Arabian Triple Junction: Evidences for Plate Margin Deformations: Jour Geol Soc Ind 78,8,131-
146
Mukhopadhyay, B., Dasgupta, S., Fnais, M., Mukhopadhyay, M. (2011): Modelling the pore fluid
52 diffusion process in aftershock initiation for 2004 Sumatra earthquake: implications for marine
geohazard estimation in the Andaman region. Natural Hazards 57, 39-49
Mukhopadhyay, B., Acharyya, A., Dasgupta, S. (2011): Potential source zones for Himalayan
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earthquakes: constraints from spatial–temporal clusters. Natural Hazards 57, 369-383
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Mukhopadhyay, M. (2012) Earthquake Forerunner as Probable
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Precursor—An Example from North Burma Subduction Zone: Jour Geol Soc Ind 80,8,131-146
Mukhopadhyay, B., Mogren, S., Mukhopadhyay, M., Dasgupta, S. (2013): Incipient status of dyke
55 intrusion in top crust – evidences from the Al-Ays 2009 earthquake swarm, Harrat Lunayyir, SW Saudi
Arabia. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 4 (1), 30-48
Dasgupta, S., Mazumdar, K. Moirangcha, L.H., Dutta Gupta, T, Mukhopadhyay, B. (2013): Seismic
56 landscape from Sarpang re-entrant, Bhutan Himalaya foredeep, Assam,India: Constraints from
Geomorphology and Geology. Tectonophysics 592, 130-140
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Mukhopadhyay, M. Nandy, D.R. (2013) Role of Transverse Tectonics
57 in the Himalayan Collision: Further Evidences from Two Contemporary Earthquakes: Jour Geol Soc
Ind 81,2,241-247
Mukhopadhyay, B. Dasgupta, S. (2014) Genesis of a New Slab Tear Fault in the Indo-Australian Plate,
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Offshore Northern Sumatra, Indian Ocean: Jour Geol Soc Ind 83,5,493-500
Dasgupta, S. (2014) Catastrophic Floods in Brahmaputra via Siang River in 2000 and Before in India:
Recurrent Block and breach of Earthquake Triggered Barrier Dam in Yigong River, Tibet: In Conference
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National Seminar on Engineering Geology, Geotechniques and Geohazards- A quest for
Excellence. DOI:10.13140/2.1.3876.1921
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. (2014) Earthquake-Landslide-Flood Nexus at the Lower Reaches of
60 Yigong Tsangpo, Tibet: Remote Control for Catastrophic Flood in Siang, Arunachal Pradesh and Upper
Assam, India: Jour Eng Geol (a bi-annual journal of ISEG) 39,1,177-190
Dasgupta, S. (2014) Looking Beyond Hydro-Meteorology Setting for Floods in Siang River, Arunachal
61 and Upper Assam, India. In 3rd International Conference on Hydrology and Meteorology, Sept 15-
16, Hyderabad, India, [OMICS Group Conferences]
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. (2014) 1803 Earthquake in Garhwal Himalaya—Archival Materials
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with Commentary: Ind Jour Hist Sci 49,1,21-33
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. (2014) Historiography and Commentary on the 16 June 1819 Kutch
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Earthquake, Gujarat, India: Indian Journal of Geosciences, 68,4,57-126
Basak, B. Srivastava, P. Dasgupta, S. Kumar, A. Rajaguru, S. N. (2014) Earliest Dates and Implications
64 of Microlithic Industries of Late Pleistocene from Mahadebbera and Kana, Purulia District, West Bengal:
Cur Sci 107,7,1167-1171
Mukhopadhyay, B., Dasgupta, S. (2015): Earthquake swarms near eastern Himalaya Syntaxis along
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Jiali Fault in Tibet: A seismotectonic appraisal. Geoscience Frontiers, 6, 715-722
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. (2015) Historiography and Commentary on the Nepal-India Earthquake
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of 26 August 1833: Ind Jour Hist Sci 50,3,491-513
Basak, B. Paul, A. Dasgupta, S. (2015) Geoarchaeological Investigations in the Ayodhya Hills, Purulia
67 District, West Bengal—New Paths and Future Directions: Pratna Samiksha (A Journal of
Archaeology) 6 (New Series),1-5
Dasgupta, S. (2015) Foreland and Hinterland Structural Features Across Himalaya: Exposition and
68 Seismic Propensity. In International Conference on Engineering Geology in the New Millennium,
New Delhi, Oct 27-29 [EGNM, ISEG Golden Jubilee], 1-3

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 Mukhopadhyay, B., Dasgupta, S. (2015): Seismic hazard assessment of Kashmir and Kangra valley
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region, Western Himalaya, India. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk,6 (2),149-183
Dutta Gupta, T., Riguzzi, F., Dasgupta, S., Mukhopadhyay, B., Roy, S., Sharma, S. (2015): Kinematics
70 and strain rates of the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis from new GPS campaigns in Northeast India.
Tectonophysics, 655, 15-26
2016-2020
Mukhopadhyay, B., Dasgupta, S., Mukherjee, P. (2016): Slab tear and tensional fault systems in the
71 Sunda–Andaman Benioff zone: implications on tectonics and potential seismic hazard. Geomatics,
Natural Hazards and Risk, 7 (3), 1129-1146
Dasgupta, S. Chakravarty, P. Gangopadhyay, K. Banerjee, S.N. Roy, S. Ghosh, S. (2017) Fluvial
72 Architecture of the Lower Ganges Delta: Constraints from History, Archaeology, Quaternary Geology
and Geomorphology: Pratna Samiksha (A Journal of Archaeology) 8 (New Series),11-26
Sanyal, R. Dasgupta, S. Halder, B. (2017) Protohistoric Settlements in Western Bengal: New Evidence
73 from Asuralay (Birbhum, West Bengal): Puravritta (Journal of the Directorate of Archaeology and
Museums, West Bengal) 2, 1-16
Dutta Gupta, T. Mukhopadhyay, B. Dasgupta, S. Roy, S. (2017) Neotectonic activity in Sarpang re-
74 entrant frontal Bhutan Himalaya, Kokrajhar district, Assam, India: Constrain from geological,
geomorphological and GPS surveys: Indian Journal of Geosciences, 71, 181-194
Sanyal, R. Dasgupta, S. Halder, B. (2018) Newly Discovered Protohistoric Sites in West Bengal:
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Monthly Bulletin Asiatic Society, Calcutta, 48, 8, 10-12
Mukhopadhyay, B. Mukhopadhyay, M. Mishra, O.P. Sengupta, D, Dasgupta, S. Elawadi, E. Mondal, P.K.
76 Gonnade, G.D (2018) Constraining the Seismic Potentiality Analysis for Andaman Arc System, NE Indian
Ocean: Jour Geol Soc Ind 91, 5, 523-534
Dasgupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. (2019) Revisiting Two Damaging Indian Earthquakes of 1885: Kashmir
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and Bengal: Jour Geol Soc Ind 93, 3, 263-268
2021-
Dasgupta, S., Mukhopadhyay, B., Mukhopadhyay, M., & Pande, P. (2021). Geo-and seismo-tectonics
78 of Eastern Himalaya: Exploring earthquake source zones from foredeep to Tibetan hinterland. Physics
and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 123, 103013.
Basak, B., Dasgupta, S., & Paul, A. K. (2022). Late Pleistocene microlithic industries in the Ayodhya
79 Hills, Purulia, West Bengal: insights from geoarchaeological exploration. Geological Society, London,
Special Publications, 515(1), SP515-2020. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP515-2020-181
Das, A., Bose, S., Dasgupta, S., Roy, S., Mukhopadhyay,B, (2022) Post-Oligocene evolution of Indo-
80 Burma wedge: Insights from deformation structures of Tripura Mizoram fold belt Journal of Structural
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TECHNICAL REPORTS

Dasgupta, S., Basu, P. K., Nair, R., Das, H., Chakrabarti, S. (2012). Report of Dam Safety Review Panel-
1 Bakreswar Dam and Reservoir, Birbhum, West Bengal. Report submitted to West Bengal Power
Development Corporation Limited, Kolkata
Dasgupta, S. (2015) Reconnoitre Traverses along Bhutan foothills for Siting of Internet
2 Module Data Centre. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1717.5123; Report submitted to Chief Operating
Officer, Reliance Bhutan Limited
Dasgupta, S. (2016) Geological Appraisal for Archaeological Site: Suggested Value Addition for Rajgir,
3 District Nalanda, Bihar DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1768.8566 Report submitted to Bihar Heritage
Development Society (BHDS), Patna

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