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Periphytonic diversity in Bhagirathi: Preimpoundment study of Tehri dam reservoir [1]

Tehri hydroelectric project of 2,400 MW capacity, the Asia's highest dam constructed on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand is one of the most debatable dams of the country. The fluvial system of Bhagirathi and Bhilagana has been converted into a huge lentic water reservoir. Therefore, the information on periphytonic diversity before impoundment is very important.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Punam Chauhan [2], Manju Bahuguna [3], Ramesh C. Sharma [4]
Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering [5]
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Tags:
Bhagirathi [6], Dams/ Irrigation [7], Dams [8], Tehri [9], Reservoirs [10], Riverine Ecology [11], Hydrology [12], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [13], Statistics [14]
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