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Examining the Role of Topographic-Bedding Surface Intersection on HILL SLOPE Instability in Mousi River Basin, Garhwal District, Uttarakhand, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1 Dept. of Geography, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur, W.B. 733128, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 3, Issue (7), Pages 1-10, July,25 (2015)

Abstract

The question of stability of slopes exhibits its frequent presence in most part of the Garhwal Himalayas in the form of creeping, rock falls and slides of varying magnitudes leading to a degree of damages to human lives and resources. It is well known that the process of hill slope instability is a multi-causal phenomena and the topographic-geologic surface intersection plays a vital role in it. The effort has been made in the present study to examine this specific factor in a particular river basin unit through field data collection and statistical analysis on it for reaching towards a rational conclusion.

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