A study on land degradation in the upper catchment of river Tons, a tributary of Yamuna river, in Uttarkashi district of the Uttarakhand state, was carried out using on-screen visual interpretation of IRS LISS-III + PAN merged data. The study area, which is largely mountainous, includes Govind Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/land-degradation-mapping-upper-catchment-river-tons
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/velmurugan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gopal-krishan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-p-s-kushwaha
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-indian-society-remote-sensing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yamuna
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sediment-transport
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttarkashi-d
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
