Flood is the most common phenomenon causing extensive disruption to the environment,
socio-economy, infrastructure and many other aspects of human life. Flood susceptibility …

Scarcity of groundwater is a severe problem in this region due to over exploitation of
groundwater from unconfined hard rock aquifers. The main objectives of this study are to …

Forest is an imperative part of environment but in the recent years, forest areas are being
transformed due to population expansion, unscientific urbanization and a rising trend of …

Hot and humid subtropical plateau regions are susceptible to land degradation in the form of
weathering and gully erosion. Here, we investigate chemical weathering, gully erosion and …

Degradation of land indicates a definite decline in productive capacity and environmental
function of land. Almost half of the total terrestrial land faces land degradation due to …

Abstract Purulia district of West Bengal is geologically dominated mostly by Proterozic hard
granite gneiss rocks including soft phyllite and mica schist of Singhbhum group as part of …

Groundwater vulnerability assessment to delineate areas that are more susceptible to
contamination from anthropogenic source has become an important element for sensible …

Land degradation and gully erosion are the very common and acute geo-environmental
problems at the western part of West Bengal. The Akarsa watershed, which is a part of the …

The contamination of aquifers by fluoride and arsenic is a major cause of concern in several
parts of India. A study has thus been conducted to evaluate the extent and severity of …

Purulia, one of the most drought prone districts of West Bengal, India, is geologically a part
of Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex and is mainly a granite gneissic terrain. Scarcity of …