Arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

Pickup location

• Delhi Airport, Terminal 3
• Pillar No: It will be shared with the registered participants via email
• Look for someone holding a PATA 2027 Workshop sign
• Tentative pickup time: 9:00 AM. The exact time will be communicated to the registered participants.
• Emergency/contact phone number: It will be shared with the registered participants via email.
• Approximate departure time for pickup group: 9:30 am

Journey to Ramnagar

• Approximately 5 hours 40 minutes, depending on traffic
• One planned pit stop and lunch (1 hour)
• Participants should expect the journey to potentially take longer because of traffic.

Arrival in Ramnagar

• Hotel/workshop venue name and address: It will be shared with the registered participants via email.
• Check-in information: It will be shared with the registered participants via email.
• 6:00 PM  — Dinner will be available on arrival
• 7:00-8:00 PM — Presentation – Review of Himalaya Geology and Paleoseismology

Communication

• WhatsApp group information

Money

• Participants should have some Indian rupees/cash.
• Credit cards are commonly accepted at the planned pit stop and workshop location, but carrying Indian rupees is advisable

Tentative Field Trip Schedule

7:00–8:30 AM — Breakfast

Breakfast will be available at the hotel. Please have breakfast before departing for the field site.

8:30–9:00 AM — Prepare for Field Trip

Bring plenty of water, sunscreen, a hat, and appropriate field clothing. Bring your field notebook, camera, and any personal medications you may need. Please be ready in the hotel lobby by 8:50 AM.

9:00 AM — Depart Hotel

The group will leave the hotel together for the trench site.

~9:00–10:00 AM — Travel to Trench Site

Travel to the field site.

10:00 AM — Arrival at Trench Site

• Introduction to the site and overview of the trench investigation.
• Brief safety orientation.
• Introduction to the geological and paleoseismic objectives of the site.

10:15 AM–12:30 PM — Trench Site Visit

• Examine the exposed faulting and stratigraphy.
• Discussion of earthquake evidence preserved in the trench.
• Review of trench logging and paleoseismic methods.
• Time for questions and discussion.

12:30–1:30 PM — Lunch at the Field Site

Lunch and refreshments.

1:30–3:00 PM — Field Discussion & Site Interpretation

• Detailed discussion of the trench stratigraphy and fault relationships.
• Interpretation of past earthquake events.
• Discussion of how trench observations contribute to earthquake recurrence and hazard assessments.
• Group discussion and questions.

3:00 PM — Depart Trench Site

Return to the hotel.

~4:00 PM — Arrive at Hotel

Rest and free time.

6:00 PM — Dinner

7:00-8:00 PM

Discussion (OxCal Modeling and HFT Earthquakes)

Tentative Field Trip Schedule

7:00–8:30 AM — Breakfast at Hotel

Breakfast will be available at the hotel. Participants should be ready for departure by 8:45 AM.

8:45–9:00 AM — Field Trip Preparation

• Assemble in the hotel lobby.
• Collect field equipment.
• Confirm transportation and field groups.
• Brief overview of the day’s activities and safety instructions.

9:00 AM — Depart Hotel

9:45 AM — Arrival at the trench site

10:00–11:30 AM — Demonstration of Geophysical Methods

Participants will observe and/or participate in geophysical data collection, such as:

• Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
• Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), if available

Lunch at/near the field site.

1:30–2:00 PM — Travel to Cave Site

Travel to the cave/karst site.

2:00–4:00 PM — Barati Rau Waterfalls Visit

• Introduction to the surrounding geological setting.
• Participants will have an opportunity to hike to the waterfalls and discuss how tectonic uplift influences the development of the landscape and fluvial knickpoints.

4:30 PM — Arrive at Hotel

6:00 PM — Dinner

7:00-8:00 PM — Discussion (Geophysics; Modeling topography)

7:00–8:30 AM — Breakfast

Breakfast will be available at the hotel. Please have breakfast before departing for the field site.

8:45–9:00 AM — Leave for Lucknow