Himalaya: Geological Aspects, Volume 4P. S. Saklani Satish Serial Publishing House, 2005 - Geology Contributed articles. |
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Page 91
... landslides , cloud - bursts , flash floods , snow avalanches and mass movements have been affecting the Himalaya for the past many decades . The rocks of Garhwal Group and Central Crystallines , prone to mass wasting , are dissected by ...
... landslides , cloud - bursts , flash floods , snow avalanches and mass movements have been affecting the Himalaya for the past many decades . The rocks of Garhwal Group and Central Crystallines , prone to mass wasting , are dissected by ...
Page 103
... landslides and debris flows . In the lower reaches of the Dharamganga , the toe cutting induced landslides reactivated old slides . The old slided mass along the hill slopes resting at critical angle of repose was reactivated by toe ...
... landslides and debris flows . In the lower reaches of the Dharamganga , the toe cutting induced landslides reactivated old slides . The old slided mass along the hill slopes resting at critical angle of repose was reactivated by toe ...
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... landslides on natural conditions are common along the banks of the third and forth order of streams . They are more frequent in places where the obstruction on the path of the stream forces the water to change its course as observed in ...
... landslides on natural conditions are common along the banks of the third and forth order of streams . They are more frequent in places where the obstruction on the path of the stream forces the water to change its course as observed in ...
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Evidence | 1 |
Retrospect and Prospect | 9 |
Tectonomagmatic Evolutionary Model of the KuluRampur | 47 |
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