Uttarakhand: Land and PeopleThis book presents a profile of this mountainous region providing useful information on th general geography; history; climate and weather; soils; geology; forests; wild animals; economic profile; cultural set-up; hill resorts; protected areas and environmental degradation of Uttarakhand. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Historical Background | 17 |
Climate and Weather | 27 |
Soils | 37 |
Geology | 49 |
Forests | 61 |
Wild Animals | 75 |
Economic Profile | 85 |
Cultural Setup | 95 |
Hill Resorts | 105 |
National Parks Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves | 115 |
Environmental Degradation | 129 |
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Acer caesium agriculture Alaknanda river Alaknanda valley Almora district altitude Badrinath bhabar tract Bhagirathi Bhagirathi river biosphere reserve birds blue pine Chamoli district Chand climatic conditions colour Dehradun district Dehradun valley deodar Deoprayag developed dun valleys elevation Forest Type formation Ganga river Gangotri Garhwal Garhwal and Kumaun glaciers grey Gurkhas higher Himalayas hilly region horizons Joshimath Kedarnath Krol Kumaun lake landslide limestone lower hills lower Himalayas main Himalayan range Main species mean annual temperature Moist monsoons mountain Mussoorie Nanda Devi National Park occur Pauri phyllites Pithoragarh quarries quartzite Quercus rains Ranikhet Rhododendron Rishikesh rivers and streams road rocks sandstones scrub season sediments shales Siwalik hills slopes snow Soil depth Srinagar Sub-alpine sub-tropical summer Taxus baccata Tehri temperate temple terai terai and bhabar terai tract total annual rainfall tourists tributaries Uttar Kashi Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand vegetation wallichiana winter Yamuna Yamunotri yellowish