Water Management in Himalayan Ecosystem: A Study of Natural Springs of Almora |
Contents
INTRODUCTION 2155 | 15 |
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALMORA TOWN | 33 |
DEMOGRAPHY | 45 |
GENERAL CLIMATOLOGY OF THE TOWN | 51 |
WATER IN URBAN ECOSYSTEM | 67 |
CHEMISTRY OF SPRING WATER | 79 |
IMPACT OF SEwage Disposal oN SPRING WATER | 97 |
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PROTECTION OF SPRING WATER | 115 |
ECONOMICS OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | 133 |
WATER MANAGEMENT IN HILL TOWNS | 140 |
Bibliography | 149 |
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