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Article Name :
IMPACT OF LANDSLIDE ON HILL SLOPE SETTLEMENTS IN NANITAL TOWN
Author Name :
Dattatray Ganpati Khandare
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
GRT-6623
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Abstract :
Nainital town People their demands are ever growing but the availability of land is limited. The quality of land is different from place to place. People started encroaching the common lands to build up commercial areas, housing complexes in the urban areas in the unsuitable areas. Today the vast changes in the land use pattern also reflect the cultural changes in the society. Land degradation, desertification, soil erosion and landslides are the major threats to the environment because of the constructional activities in study areas.
Keywords :
  • damage to property,hill Slope Settlements ,geological phenomena,
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