Ganga changes course in Haridwar

Submitted by rummykhan on Mon, 2010-06-07 15:53

The Ganga in Haridwar district has shifted 500 metres from its course over the past four decades, shows a study by the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (usac). The state government agency said erosion of the river banks maybe speeding change of course.

Name of the Newspaper: 
Down To Earth
Author: 
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
thesaurus: 
Haridwar (D)
Water Resources
Remote Sensing
Sedimentation
Flood Control
Soil Erosion
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Ganga
Hydrology
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External URL: 
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/652
Main Type: 
dte
Publication Date: 
15/06/2010