Interpreting the geomorphometric indices for neotectonic implications: An example of Alaknanda valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Interferometry SAR for landslide Hazard Assessment in Garhwal Himalaya, India

Landslides are a major geological hazard in Garhwal Himalayas, since they are widespread dynamic processes that cause damage, and even loss of life, every year. Development of urban areas, Highway construction and expanded land use in Garhwal Himalaya mountain regions has increased the incidence of landslide disasters. The enormous damage caused by landslides can be reduced by means of monitori...

Ethnomedicinal and ecological status of plants in Garhwal Himalaya, India

BACKGROUND The northern part of India harbours a great diversity of medicinal plants due to its distinct geography and ecological marginal conditions. The traditional medical systems of northern India are part of a time tested culture and honored still by people today. These traditional systems have been curing complex disease for more than 3,000 years. With rapidly growing demand for these med...

Auxiliary material for “Tectonic control on Be-derived erosion rates in the Garhwal Himalaya, India”

Rates and magnitudes of paraglacial fan formation in the Garhwal Himalaya: implications for landscape evolution

The development of paraglacial fans, studied in the upper Bhagirathi valley, Garhwal Himalaya, northern India, relates to the retreat of the Gangotri Glacier over the last 200 years. These fans demonstrate the speed by which mass movement and fluvial processes may lead to the modification and readjustment of the Himalayan landscapes during deglaciation. The paraglacial fans in this region grew ...

Natural and human-induced landsliding in the Garhwal Himalaya of northern India

After the March 28, 1999, Garhwal earthquake, 338 active landslides, including 56 earthquake-induced landslides, were mapped in a 226-km-study area in the Garhwal Himalaya, northern India. These landslides mainly comprised shallow failures in regolith and highly weathered bedrock involving avalanches, slides, and flows. The total volume of active 3 3 Ž . landslide debris in the region was estim...