African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

The Uttarakhand 2013 and Jammu-Kashmir 2014 disasters: Upstream effects of water piracy

Miah Muhammad Adel
  • Miah Muhammad Adel
  • Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Water and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA.
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  •  Received: 03 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 29 September 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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