Human Interference on River Health A Study on the Haora River, Tripura, India /

• Main Authors: Bandyopadhyay, Shreya (Author), De, Sunil Kumar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
• Subjects: Geography.; Hydrology.; Physical geography.; Environmental management.; Human geography.; Physical Geography.; Environmental Management.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Human Geography.; Earth System Sciences.

This book examines in detail the health of India’s Haora River, which is of vital importance as the lifeline of Agartala, the Capital City of Tripura. From its source in the Baramura Hills, the river debouches onto the rolling plains of Chandrasadhubari. Thousands of people between Chandrasadhubari...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Geographical Setting of the Study Area
• Materials and Methods
• Status of Population Growth
• Changing Course of the River Haora
• Impact of Industrialization and Agriculture on the Haora River
• Impact of Slums and Rural Clusters on the Haora River
• Soil Loss and Sediment Yield of the Haora River Basin
• Estimation of Bank Erosion of the Haora River and Proposition of Bank Erosion Vulnerbility Zonation Method
• Spatio-Temporal Changes in Pollution Status of the Haora River
• Recommendation and Conclusion.  .