Coastal erosion and its management in Sagar Island, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Indian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 51-69

  Bandyopadhyay, Sunando ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

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Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; EMBANKMENT; EROSION CONTROL; RECLAIMED LAND;

INDIA;

EID: 0031295802     PISSN: 03795128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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