Landslide hazard zonation mapping: A case study for the hydropower project in a part of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal, India

Himalayan Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-73

  Naithani, Ajay K ^a   Bhatt, Aaditaya K ^a   Sundriyal, Y P ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 41549163904     PISSN: 09718966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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