Identifying the Potential Dam Sites to Avert the Risk of Catastrophic Floods in the Jhelum Basin, Kashmir, NW Himalaya, India

In September 2014, Kashmir witnessed a catastrophic flood resulting in a significant loss of lives and property. Such massive losses could have been avoided if any structural support such as dams were constructed in the Jhelum basin, which has a history of devastating floods. The GIS-based multicrit...

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Main Authors: Muzamil Ahmad Rather, Gowhar Meraj, Majid Farooq, Bashir Ahmad Shiekh, Pankaj Kumar, Shruti Kanga, Suraj Kumar Singh, Netrananda Sahu, Surya Prakash Tiwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/7/1538