BASANIA HEP_PFR - Ministry of Power
BASANIA HEP_PFR - Ministry of Power
BASANIA HEP_PFR - Ministry of Power
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SEISMICITY<br />
Preliminary Feasibility Report<br />
Basania HE Project 3 X 30 MW<br />
The area around the project site falls in Central Indian Tectonic Zone.<br />
Proterozoic fold belts represented by Sausar, Sakoli & Nandgaon Group <strong>of</strong> rocks<br />
are exposed in the southern part. The folded volcano-sedimentary pile in<br />
intracratonic abortive rifts mainly crops out in the southern cover & along the<br />
narrow belt in the northern part. The Deccan trap covers a vast tract and<br />
younger anorogenic acid event is confined only in southern part. The<br />
Quaternary alluvial fill shows considerable development along Narmada<br />
intracratonic graben.<br />
The Central Indian Tectonic Zone (CITZ) in the middle constitutes major<br />
structural discontinuities. This zone is delineated by Son Narmada North Faullt<br />
(SNNF) in the north & Central Indian Shear (CIS) in south. The intervening area<br />
is marked by several sub-parallel ENE trending discontinuities namely Son-<br />
Narmada South Fault (SNSF), Tapti Norht fault, Govilgarh Fault and Tan Shear.<br />
The SONATA lineament zone, which is bound by SNNF & SNSF comprises<br />
northern component <strong>of</strong> CITZ and is known to be episodically active since<br />
Archean times. Although SNNF has not witnessed any major Phanerozoic<br />
reactivation. The SNSF, in contrast exhibists evidence <strong>of</strong> reactivation well into<br />
Phanerozoic. The raised / dissected Quaternary alluvial fill pile along the<br />
southern fringe <strong>of</strong> Narmada valley indicate neotectonic acitivity along SNSF.<br />
Seismcity is sparce in this area with a few earthquakes occurring with in the<br />
CITZ. Ten seismic events have been recorded / interpreted in the area between<br />
1846 & 1997. The Ms <strong>of</strong> the events varies between 4.0 and 5.5. On 22 nd May<br />
1997 a damaging earthquake (Mb = 6.0) occurred at Jabalpur. Maximum<br />
intensity observed was VIII on MSK scale. Five aftershocks with Mb >= 3.0 were<br />
recorded between 26.05.97 and 15.07.97. Keeping in view the seismicity and<br />
location <strong>of</strong> area in zone II/III as per map <strong>of</strong> India showing seismic zone (IS 1893<br />
(Part I) : 2002) it is suggested that suitable seismic coefficient commensurating<br />
with the seismic status <strong>of</strong> the area be incorporated in design <strong>of</strong> various project<br />
components.<br />
NH/CON/229 20 01/2004