• Dr. DHARMA RAM DEKA

A Study on Morphological Pattern and Degradation of Wetlands in Dimoria, Assam Dr. Dharma Ram Deka, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Sonapur College, Kamrup(Metro),Assam, India. Email:dhrmdeka@gmail.com Abstract: Assam is endowed with a large number of wetlands of different kind. The wetlands, which have water spread areas, are locally known as ‘beel’. The wetlands support subsistence and livelihood to thousands of people through fishing, collecting edible plants, agriculture, irrigation and commercial fisheries, besides rich in biodiversity and maintain environmental quality of a region. The role of such wetlands is socio-economic condition of the people of their surroundings very significant. Unfortunately, at present increasing of encroachments, dumping of solid and liquid waste disposal, excessive use of water, over exploitation of resources, fishing, hunting, poaching, construction of engineering structures across the wetlands, land use of surrounding areas, conflicting uses and other human interferences wetlands have been degrading. In the present investigation, the some wetlands of Dimoria under Kamrup(Metro) district of Assam, India have been selected for study area as it witnessed various anthropogenic and other activities near the beel and it has tremendously impact on the environment of wetlands. 17 numbers of beels have been identified for the study of its environmental quality. In this study morphological pattern and environmental degradation process of wetlands has been mainly emphasized. Based on the analysis of the results of relevant data a few remedial measures have been suggested for conservation and proper management of the wetlands, which may be reflected in similar wetlands of other parts of the region.

Keywords: Morphological pattern, biodiversity, anthropogenic, degradation, conservation

"A Study on Morphological Pattern and Degradation of Wetlands in Dimoria, Assam ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no.200-207, November-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011325.pdf

"A Study on Morphological Pattern and Degradation of Wetlands in Dimoria, Assam ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no. pp200-207, November-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011325.pdf