Uses of Vegetative Measures for Erosion Mitigation in Mid Hill Areas of Nepal
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Accession number;06A0890083
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| Title;Uses of Vegetative Measures for Erosion Mitigation in Mid Hill Areas of Nepal |
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DEVKOTA BIMALA DEVI
(Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka)
PAUDEL PREM
(Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka)
OMURA HIROSHI
(Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka)
KUBOTA TETSUYA
(Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka)
MORITA KOICHI
(Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka)
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Journal Title;Kyushu Journal of Forest Research
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Journal Code:L2396A
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ISSN:1347-0779
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VOL.;NO.59;PAGE.265-268(2006)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.1, REF.7 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Nepal, a mountainous country is located in Himalayan range. It is extended in between 60 to 8848m altitude. According to altitudinal variations, it is differentiated into High Mountain, Mid hill and Terai regions. In Mid hill region, shallow landslides, bank erosion, and surface erosion are common problems. This region occupies 35% of total country area and 46% of total population distribution. Due to the constructions of rural roads in the steeper terrain, erosion rate is accelerating, from which an estimated average of 500m'3'/km/yr of debris, and up to 2000m'3'/km sediment are generated. Due to economic conditions of the country and fragile terrain conditions, constructions of larger civil engineering structures are not possible. To deal with erosion problems, different vegetative measures are adopted as a cost effective solution. In this study, an attempt is made to present about some vegetative measures adopted to manage erosion problems in Mid hill region. From field observation, it was revealed that locally available indigenous species were used for grass seeding and grass slips plantation. Some vegetative structures like live fence, palisade, fascines, jute netting were constructed by locally available species to manage degraded land, gully, and landslide problems. (author abst.) |
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