**3.2 Himalayan TZ**

The Himalayan TZ marks the continent-continent collision zone with the ongoing thrusting of the Tibetan plate over the Indian plate. This zone, therefore, is highly vulnerable to earthquake generation. Epicentres of several disastrous earthquakes are located in this zone. The northward motion of the Indian plate is constrained by this collision front which is building up strain in this zone and also back thrust that is responsible for the compressive stress experienced in the sub-continent.
