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Natural disaster and ecological dilemma: Flood affected areas of Barmer, Thar Desert, Rajasthan [1]

The erratic and heavy rainfall last year has turned a large part of the deep desert country into a vast submerged landscape.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2008
Mamta Rawat [2], G. R. Jakher [3], Sumit Dookia [4]
Current Science [5]
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Tags:
Groundwater Pollution [6], Deserts [7], Wastelands [8], Thar Desert [9], Groundwater Assessment [10], Health Effects [11], Floods [12], Groundwater Quality [13], Geology [14], India [15], Rajasthan [16], Barmer (D) [17], Rainfall [18]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/g-r-jakher
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sumit-dookia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deserts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastelands
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thar-desert
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-assessment
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geology
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/barmer-d
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall