Uttarakhand: Land and PeopleThis book presents a profile of this mountainous region providing useful information on th general geography; history; climate and weather; soils; geology; forests; wild animals; economic profile; cultural set-up; hill resorts; protected areas and environmental degradation of Uttarakhand. |
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Acer caesium agriculture Alaknanda river Alaknanda valley Almora district altitude animals Badrinath bhabar tract Bhagirathi biosphere reserve birds Chamoli district Chand climatic conditions colour Dehradun district Dehradun valley deodar Deoprayag developed dun valleys elevation Forest Type formation Ganga river Gangotri Garhwal Garhwal and Kumaun glaciers grey Gurkhas higher Himalayas hill resorts hilly region Himalayas horizons Indian Joshimath Kedarnath Krol Kumaun lake landslide limestone lower hills lower Himalayas main Himalayan range Main species mean annual temperature Moist monsoons mountain Mussoorie Nanda Devi National Park Nepal occur Pauri phyllites Pithoragarh quarries quartzite Quercus rains Ramganga Ranikhet Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum Rishikesh rivers and streams road rocks scrub season sediments shales Siwalik hills slopes snow Soil depth Srinagar Sub-alpine sub-tropical summer Tehri temperate temple terai terai and bhabar terai tract total annual rainfall tourists Uttar Kashi Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand vegetation wallichiana winter Yamuna Yamunotri yellowish