Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 395

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment status of amenities and service delivery in class-I town in India (Case study of Berhampore Town, Murshidabad)

Somenath Halder
  • Somenath Halder
  • Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, W.B., India
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  •  Received: 11 June 2013
  •  Accepted: 12 June 2014
  •  Published: 30 September 2014

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