Port Blair, Oct 5 (PTI) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will send a team to the Baratang Island to investigate the recent eruption of India's only active mud volcano, a senior official said on Sunday.

Speaking to PTI, GSI's Deputy Director General Shantanu Bhattacharjee said the volcano was dormant for more than two decades, and the October 2 eruption seemed to have happened due to tectonic movement.

"A team of seven geologists from Kolkata will visit Baratang on October 7 and inspect the area. They will collect mud and gas samples for tests. We already have a testing facility at Baratang," he said.

"The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in the subduction zone due to frequent movement of tectonic plates, which causes tremors most of the time. Even the eruption of lava at Barren Islan

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