• SOUMYA KANTI PRAMANIK
• Dr. VINAY SINGH

The traces of geomorphic evolution are scattered here and there along the course of river Mandakini as different landforms. Since it is a 7th order stream it has undergone a considerable period of standoff. As the basin has developed over the growing young mountain chain of the Himalaya different types of tectonic landforms are present in this area. Knick points, valley in valley, incised meanders, straight river course and waterfalls are the indicators of adjustment between tectonic upliftment and down cutting of the river. Presence of major thrusts like MCT, faults and lineaments play a crucial role in the landform development of this region. The present landforms are the result of polycyclic endogenetic and exogenic process operating with varying intensities with time [23]. For the assessment of geomorphic evolution of an area it is necessary to use basin hypsometry. The hypsometric curve expresses the volume of rock mass in the watershed and the amount of erosion that has taken place in that watershed against the remaining mass (Faran et al. 2015).

geomorphic,river Mandakini,Himalaya,mountain chain

"A STUDY OF GEOMORPHOLOGY RESEARCH ON MANDAKINI RIVER BASIN OF UTTARAKHAND", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.1887-1896, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T70.pdf

"A STUDY OF GEOMORPHOLOGY RESEARCH ON MANDAKINI RIVER BASIN OF UTTARAKHAND", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp1887-1896, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T70.pdf