Abstract
The project area lies along the western limb of the Hazara Kashmir Syntaxis. The Hazara Kashmir Syntaxis is an antiformal structure. The project area includes Dadyal, Bihari, Ratta, Sammorthala, Samlotha, Dhingar, Panwar and Karara Saiyidan. The Late Miocene to Recent Himalayan Neogene rocks are exposed in the core of the syntaxis. These Neogene rocks include the Kamlial Formation, Chinji Formation, Nagri Formation, Dhok Pathan Formation, Soan Formation and Recent alluvium. The major folds in the project area include the Mirpur syncline, Pheran Dinpur anticline and Sadaqabad Syncline. The folds are northwest-southeast trending and southwest or northeast vergent, asymmetric and open. The only fault in the project area is Ratta Fault. The Ratta Fault is a reverse fault. The northwest southeast trending folds and faults are the result of northeast southwest Himalayan compression in the area.
Highlights
The project area in Dadyal, Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan is confined in the east, west and south by the Riasi thrust, Jhelum fault and Salt Range thrust respectively (Fig. 1)
The Dadyal, Bihari, Ratta, Sammorthala, Dhinger, Panwar, and Karara Saiyidan area are mapped on the toposheet 43/G-11, Survey of Pakistan
The Siwalik Group is comprised of Neogene rocks, deposited during the Himalayan orogeny
Summary
The project area in Dadyal, Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan is confined in the east, west and south by the Riasi thrust, Jhelum fault and Salt Range thrust respectively (Fig. 1). The location of study area in the western limb of the Hazara Kashmir Syntaxis is shown on the tectonic map (Fig. 1). The Dadyal, Bihari, Ratta, Sammorthala, Dhinger, Panwar, and Karara Saiyidan area are mapped on the toposheet 43/G-11, Survey of Pakistan. The areas lying at coordinates 73o 38′ 50′′E to 73o 45′ 00′′ E and 33o 15′ 00′′ N to 33o 23′ 00′′ N are well known for fertile land, forests and the frequent occurrence of mountains. The Jhelum river in the area has been haRnessed to form Mangla Reservoir. The Nagri Formation, Dhok Pathan Formation, Soan Formation, Mirpur Formation and recent alluvium are well exposed in the area
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