30) Tuting Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) Flashcards
1
Q
What is Tuting-Tidding ?
A
It is not a phenomena as it sounds. It is actually a place in Arunachal Pradesh
2
Q
What is Suture zone ?
A
The junction of collision of 2 crustal plates
3
Q
Why is it in news ?
A
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has revealed that the area is generating moderate earthquakes at 2 different crustal depths
4
Q
Why is it significant and alarming ?
A
Earthquake itself is a dangerous phenomena and on top of it, Indian Govt is constructing a lot of roads and hydropower projects, so such quakes can be detrimental to the infrastructural progress
