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STRATEGIES FOR TORRENT CONTROL IN SHIWALIKS

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Title STRATEGIES FOR TORRENT CONTROL IN SHIWALIKS
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Creator JS SAMRA
 
Subject STRATEGIES, TORRENT CONTROL, SHIWALIKS
 
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FLASH FLOODS LOCALLY CALLED AS CHOES HAVE IMPAIRED PRODUCTIVITY AND LOWERED ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES OF ABOUT 2.73M HA MOSTLY AT THE INTERFACE OF HILLS AND PLAINS OF INDIA. MOST OF THE HILLY LAND RESOURCES ARE HIGHLY DENUDED AND HAVE LOST THEIR STORM WATER MODERATING ABILITY. UPON ENTERING INTO THE PLAINS, RUNOFF WATER LOSES ITS VELOCITY ALL OF A SUDDEN AND SHEDS HEAVY LOADS OF SEDIMENTS . SILTATION OF STREAM BEDS SPREADS WATER INTO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS EVERY YEAR AND DEGRADES THE FERTILE AGRICULTURE LANDS. IN ORDER TO COMABT THIS MENACE, THE PUNJAB LAND PRESERVATION (CHOE) ACT NO 2 WAS PASSED IN 1900. INSPITE OF THAT, MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE DUE TO OVER- EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL VEGETATION YEAR AFTER YEARS. ENGINEERING MEASURES LIKE BREAKING THE BED SLOPE BY CONSTRUCTING GABIONS , GRADE STABILIZERS , WEIRS , CAUSEWAYS , SPURS, RAVINE PLUGS, WATER SPREADERS, DEBRIS BASINS ETC HAVE LIMITED UTILITY OF INITIATING THE PROCESS OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION. RESTORATION OF VEGETATION IN THE CATCHMENT BY REGULATING BIOTIC INTERFERENCE AFFORESTATION AND PLANTING OF SUITABLE GRASSES HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE A SUSTAINABLE , COST EFFECTIVE AND SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE STRATEGY. ACCELERATION OF BIOMASS PRODUCTION THROUGH IN SITU MOISTURE CONSERVATION BY TRENCHING VEGETATIVE CONTOUR BARRIERS AND MULCHING HASTENED THE PROCESS OF RESOURCE REGENERATION THROUGH BIO- REMEDIATION. PERMEABLE VEGETATIVE SPURS , BRUSH WOOD CHECK DAMS, VEGETATIVE STREAM BANK LINING AND VEGETATIVE FILTERS OF LOCALLY SUITABLE SPECIES ALSO MODERATED THE FLASH FLOODS. PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONCEIVING , PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION , BENEFIT SHARING AND EVALUATION WAS VERY EFFECTIVE.
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Date 2020-11-20T09:26:10Z
2020-11-20T09:26:10Z
1994-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/42485
 
Language English
 
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