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Himalayan Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers

 
S S Negi (Author)
Synopsis Stretching from the great bend of the Indus River in the north-west to the bend of the Brahmaputra river in the east, the Himalayan Mountain chain is the world's most magnificent Physical feature on the Face of the earth.

The Himalayan mountain chain is made up of countless peaks, valleys, rivers, streams, lakes, and glaciers. Some of the most important Rivers of Southeast Asia drain the Himalaya. These include the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river systems. Some of the most beautiful Lakes like the Dal Lake and Nainital lake lie in the Himalaya. The world's largest glacier (outside the poles) the Siachen glacier too lies in the trans-Himalayan Karakoram Range.

This book describes in brief all the rivers, lakes and glaciers of the Himalaya and will aptly serve the needs of the environmentalists, planners, engineers, scientists, explorers, tourists and the laymen interested to know more about these. The book places together the scattered information at one place, so that the seekers of Knowledge can have easy access to the details of these fascinating aspects.
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About the author

S S Negi

Dr. S.S. Negi belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre of the Indian Forest Service. He has more than 100 books on forestry, environmental sciences and Himalayan studies to his credit. Dr. Negi has held important positions under the Central Government and Himachal Pradesh Government. These include Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun; Assistant Director General, ICFRE; State Project Director, IWDP (World Bank-funded); and Member Secretary, H.P. State Pollution Control Board. He has been associated with many foreign universities including Munich University, Germany and Ballarat University, Australia, Presently, he is Director of the prestigious Forest Research Institute, Dehradun and also the ex-officio Vice Chancellor of the FRI Deemed University.

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Bibliographic information

Title Himalayan Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers
Author S S Negi
Format Hardcover
Date published: 31.12.2009
Edition 2nd ed.
Language: English
isbn 9788173872211
length 214p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.