Krishna-Godavari and Cauvari Basin

ASSIGNMENT ON KRISHNA-GODAVARI AND CAUVERY BASIN BY: YATINDRA DUTT M.SC. GEOLOGY 3RD SEM. DEPARTMENT OG GEOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, MAHARASHTRA Introduction: The two basins, Krishna-Godavari and Cauvery, have had paralled and comparable evolution and geological history. They come into being as pull-apart basins following rifting along the eastern continental margin of Indian craton in Early Mesozoic. Oil was first struck in quick succession in Godavari offshore and then in Palk Bay area in 19