Varunavat landslide disaster in Uttarkashi, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-22

  Sarkar, S ^a   Kanungo, D P ^a   Chauhan, P K S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIMALAYAS;

LANDSLIDES;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND; UTTARKASHI;

EID: 79951995786     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/09-029     Document Type: Article

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