Ecological Carnage in the Himalaya/edited by Vir Singh, R.J. Sharma and Anil Kumar. 1995, 177 p., $23.
Contents: Editor's preface. 1. The seismic hazard at Tehri Dam/James N. Brune. 2. Indian women and her role in the Chipko movement/Indu Tikekar. 3. Hydroponic techniques for growing vegetables/Tribhuwan Pant and M.C. Joshi. 4. Genetic erosion, conservation and environment/Narendra Kumar and J.K. Bisht. 5. Aquatic resources of north-western Himalaya/K.L. Sehgal. 6. Some factors associated with forest ecosystem in Kumaun Himalaya/D.C. Loshali and R.P. Singh. 7. Tehri Dam : a dangerous venture/V.D. Saklani. 8. Social forestry in context of small timber requirements and ecological rehabilitation/N.P. Melkania. 9. Energy flow in milk production/Anil Tewari and Mrigesh Pande. 10. Hill area development : some aspects of debate/Bharat Dogra. 11. Chipko : the people's movement with a hope for the survival of humankind/Sunderlal Bahuguna. 12. Degradation of the Himalayan environment : 97 type and causes/G. Savitri Burman and M.L. Dewan. 13. Sustainable mountain agriculture : some preconditions/N.S. Jodha. 14. Environmental hazards of mining in Himalaya/S.K. Lavania and P.K. Mishra. 15. Perspectives on the utilization of forest fodders in the mountains/Vir Singh, R.J. Sharma and Anil Kumar.
"The Himalayan mountains are facing the worst ever crisis. The planned ecological carnage in the region is gradually extending into the flatland areas. If the current 'development' exercise is not stopped and the stage of ecological ruin is not reversed through a viable alternative area perspective-based approach of development, the situation will assume catastrophic dimensions.
"The present book, in 15 chapters written by eminent mountain scholars, attempts to present the scenario of ecological carnage in the Himalaya with concrete suggestions to avert and reverse the process. Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna, Dr. N.S. Jodha, Professor James N. Brune, Dr. Indu Tikekar, Dr. M.K. Dewan and Shri V.D. Saklani are among the prominent authors." (jacket)
[Vir Singh is Associate Professor at the College of Forestry and Hill Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture.]