Socio-economic and environmental implications of the hydroelectric projects in Uttarakhand Himalaya, India

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 344-353

  Rana, Naresh ^a   Sati, S P ^a   Sundriyal, Y P ^a   Doval, Madan Mohan ^b   Juyal, Navin ^c  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SBMA ^*  (India)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Environmental Impact Assessment; Himalaya; Hydroelectric project; India; Tehri Dam

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249043706     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-007-0344-5     Document Type: Article

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