NEW DELHI: A recent study on the fault line in Ladakh region, where India and Asian Plates are joined, has been found to be tectonically active and calls for the relook into existing evolutionary models in the Himalayas zones, the Department of Science and Technology said here on Monday.
As of now, this area was considered a locked zone but the new findings could have major implications in terms of earthquake study, prediction, understanding the seismic structure of the mountain chains as well as its evolution. (AGENCIES)
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