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... forest . It is es- timated , for example , that between 1950 and 1975 , India lost 479,000 hectares of forest land to various river valley projects . For the promoters of large - scale dams , that loss of forests is generally seen only ...
... forest . It is es- timated , for example , that between 1950 and 1975 , India lost 479,000 hectares of forest land to various river valley projects . For the promoters of large - scale dams , that loss of forests is generally seen only ...
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... forest is of great cultural and psychological importance , and its destruction represents a seri- ous disruptive event . Moreover , there is no way of calculating the loss of the economic and genetic potential of a forest , for there ...
... forest is of great cultural and psychological importance , and its destruction represents a seri- ous disruptive event . Moreover , there is no way of calculating the loss of the economic and genetic potential of a forest , for there ...
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... forest litter . The soil itself is held together by an elaborate network of roots that underlies the forest floor , and is thus subject to minimum ero- sion . Once the forest cover has been removed , however , the roots rot away , and ...
... forest litter . The soil itself is held together by an elaborate network of roots that underlies the forest floor , and is thus subject to minimum ero- sion . Once the forest cover has been removed , however , the roots rot away , and ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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