CONTENTS
Abstract i
Acknowledgements ii
Contents iv
List of tables vii
List of Image ix
List of Map xiv
Premise xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Whate are mountain ranges 1
1.2 Mountain range of india. 2
1.2.1 The Himalaya Range - 2
1.2.2 The Purvanchal Range- 3
1.2.3 The Vindhya Range- 3
1.2.4 The Satpura Range- 3
1.2.5 The Aravalli Range- 4
1.2.6 The Western Ghats- 4
1.2.7 4
1.2.8 The Eastern Ghats- 4
1.3 Importance of Ranges 5
1.3.1 Influence on climate- 5
1.3.2 Source of Rivers- 5
1.3.3 Biodiversity- 5
1.3.4 Tourism- 6
1.3.5 Pilgrimage- 6
1.4 Western Ghats in India 7
1.5 Western Ghats in Maharashtra 8
1.6 Western Ghats in Nashik 8
2 Defining the study area. 9
2.1 Trimbak-Anjaneri mountain range. 9
2.2 Study area 10
2.3 Significance of Trimbak-Anjaneri hill range 10
2.3.1 Trimbakeshwar 10
2.3.2 Anjaneri 10
3 Environmental factors. 11
3.1 Climate 11
3.1.1 Average temperature 11
3.1.2 Average precipitation 11
3.1.3 Average cloud cover 13
3.1.4 Average wind speed 13
3.1.5 Average wind direction 14
3.1.5.1 Effects of terrain on wind. 14
3.1.6 Comparison of climate data of nearby places 16
3.1.7 Inference 17
3.2 Connectivity map 18
3.3 Elevation map 19
3.4 Slope map 20
3.5 Aspect map 21
3.6 Geology map 22
3.7 Soil map 23
3.8 Hydrology map 24
3.8.1 Catchment Area of Dams 26
3.8.2 Ground water levels 28
3.8.2.1 Premonsoon ground water level 28
3.8.2.2 Postmonsoon ground water level 28
3.8.2.3 Natural springs 29
3.9 Forest type map 31
3.10 Forest density map 32
3.11 Landcover map 36
3.12 Demography map 37
4 Analysis of Natural Resources 39
4.1 Forest degradation map 39
4.2 Soil erosion susceotibility map 41
4.3 Ground water recharge poten tial map 45
4.4 Eco-Zone map 46
4.5 Tourism 47
5 Site Issue 53
5.1 Site issue map 53
6 Proposal for the study area 57
6.1 Defining the sub study area 57
6.2 Elevation map 58
6.3 Landcover map 59
6.4 Hydrology 61
6.5 Zoning for proposal 62
References 77
Appendices 79
A1. Plant list. 79