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Himalayan Geology, Vol. 31
(1), 2010, pp. 43-50, Printed in India
Role of Basin Morphometric Parameters in Landslides along the National
Highway - 1A between Udhampur and Batote, Jammu and Kashmir, India: A case
Study
YUDHBIR SINGH, G.M. BHAT
Dept. of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu- 180 006, J&K, India
Abstract: The paper reports occurrence of 22 landslides and slope
failures, which are distributed within 59 km in the Udhampur-Batote sector
of the National Highway - 1A passing through thrust and slope belts. The
data on 11 landslides and 19 basin morphometric parameters have been
evaluated for understanding the causative factors behind the failures. The
role of various lithological and soil characteristics in conjunction with
basin morphometric parameters in triggering slope failures in the study area
has been evaluated in this paper.
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