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The book is in the form of a ready reference. The subject matter of stratigraphy is full of names of formations, groups, etc. At times when we need to know about a certain formation for which we do not know the exact stratigraphic position, then we have to search the entire book, page by page, which becomes quite irritating and time consuming. To overcome this problem, the idea of arranging the different formations in an alphabetic order occurred to the author. During this process it was seen that many small formations, which are otherwise important, do not get their due representation, because they lie in company or association with much larger formations. Otherwise also stratigraphy is nothing but an orderly and chronological arrangement of different formations. In other words, we can say that stratigraphy is a language by itself, where different formations are its words. Same is the case with large number of fossils occurring in different formations.
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1962: M.Sc. in Geology from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,U.P. 1962-63: Lecturer in Geology at M.B.College, Udaipur-Rajasthan1963-64:Worked as an Engg.Geologist with the U.P.Irrigation Department for the construction of the Tehri Dam.1964: Joined Geological Survey of India1972:Central Ground Water Board1997:Retired-Director from CGWB
