Morphotectonics And River Style Framework OF The Betwa River Central India

Abstract

The topographic modifications in spatial and temporal scales are best reflected newlineby the dynamic river systems and their pathways. The Marginal Gangetic Alluvial Plain newline(MGAP) constitutes the southern part of the Ganga Plain active foreland basin, formed newlinedue to flexing of the Indian lithosphere brought about by thrust fold loading of the newlineHimalayan orogen. The western part of the MGAP is drained by the Yamuna and its newlineright bank tributaries, such as the Chambal, the Betwa, the Ken and the Tons Rivers. A newlinelarge portion of these river basins is underlain by rocks of Archaean Proterozoic age newlineand Deccan Trap rocks of Cretaceous age which reflect the changes in topographic newlinesurfaces, caused by epeirogenic deformation in the area. newline