Water Resources

Temporal change detection in two watershed areas of Kumaon region and its impact on livelihood of forest fringe communities

Landscape changes were measured in two watersheds of western Himalayas over a period of 17 years using satellite images. Whereas the total forest cover was found to have been altered, there was substantial shift

Publication Date: 
25/05/2010
Saibal Dasgupta, Rajesh Kumar, Sushila Tripathi
Current Science
98
10
1349
Tags:
Western Himalaya, Kumaon Himalaya, Water Resources, Deforestation, Watershed Development, Minor Forest Produce, Population, Remote Sensing, Almora (D), Nainital (D), Current Science, Saibal Dasgupta, Rajesh Kumar, Sushila Tripathi