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Cold
Deserts of India
S.S. Negi |
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| ISBN |
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8173871272 |
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| Year
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2002
/ Second |
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| Pages |
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248 |
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| Size
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8.5"
X 5.5" / Paperback |
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| Price |
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Rs.
250 |
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| Availability |
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Yes |
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The arid tracts lying in
the rain-shadow of the main Himalayan range are commonly
referred to as cold deserts. They include the trans
Himalayan areas lying across the towering main Himalayan
mountain wall and the inner dry valleys within this
range, both of which fall in the rain Shadow of the
soaring mountains, Thereby remaining largely uninfluenced
by the monsoon system that brings rain to other parts
of India.
The cold deserts of India include Ladakh (J&K);
Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur and Bharmour (H.P.); pockets
of nothern Uttaranchal; and Sikkim. These regions
have a unique physical, biological, hydrological and
anthropological setting that is markedly different
from that of the adjoining regions.
This book deals with the regional geography, climate,
soils, rivers, lakes, glaciers, geology, vegetation,
pasturelands, wildlife & protected areas, history,
communities, religion, festivals & fairs, socio-economic
set-up, enviromental problems, and places of interest.
The book provides useful and handy information on
the cold deset regions of India.
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Perface
- Regional Geography
- Climate And Soils
- Rivers, Lakes
and Glaciers
- Geology and Structure
- Vegetation
- Pasturelands
- Wildlife and
Protected Areas
- History
- Communities
- Religion
- Fairs and Festivals
- Socio-Economic
Set-up
- Environmental
Problems
- Places of Interest
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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Dr.
S.S. Negi belongs to the H.P. Cadre of the
Indian Forest Service. He has written more than 80 books
on forestry, wildlife, Himalayan studies and nature
conservation. He has travelled widely in India and abroad.
His previous assignments include: Associate Professor,
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun; Assistant
Director General ICFRE; Guest Scientist, Munich Univ.,
Germany; head of the World Bank Integrated Watershed
Development Project in H.P.; Conservator of Forests,
Nahan (H.P.). Presently, he is associated with H.P.
State Protection & Pollution Control Board, Shimla.
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