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Landslides are one of the catastrophic hazards that affect at least
15% land area of India exceeding 0.49 million km2. The Himalayan
Mountains has been witnessing the furry of nature for a long time.
Landslides are among one of the major and widely spread natural
disasters that strike life and property almost perennially year
after year. Large scale deforestation in recent decades has also
disturbed the sensitive areas in the Himalayas. Concentration of
human settlements and consequent logging, felling, grazing and
occasional fires have reduced the forest area to a great extent The
replacement of climax oak by pioneer pine has become a common and
ever increasing phenomenon in Himalaya. The role of native
vegetation is quite significant in prevention of landslides as well
as for stabilizing the landslide. The present book embodies the
bioengeinneing application and its role in mitigating and managing
the landslide hazardous. The book has mainly emphasized on the
bioengineering measures taken for recovery of catastrophic
Varunavat Landslide, which took place on September 24th, 2003 in
the Northern part of India and caused a massive socio-economic and
ecological devastation.
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