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Environmental Impact of Sand Mining: a Cas the River Catchments of Vembanad La Southwest India ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SAND MINING: A CAS THE RIVER CATCHMENTS OF VEMBANAD LA SOUTHWEST INDIA Thesis submitted to the COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT UNDER THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES BY SREEBHAS (Reg. No. 290 I) CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES THlRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695031 DECEMBER 200R Dedicated to my fBe[0 1/ea’ Tatfier Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river. Lao Tse DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis entitled “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SAND MINING: A CASE STUDY IN THE RIVER CATCHMENTS OF VEMBANAD LAKE, SOUTHWEST INDIA” is an authentic record of the research work carried out by me under the guidance of Dr. D Padmalal, Scientist, Environmental Sciences Division, Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Management under the faculty of Environmental Studies of the Cochin University of Science and Technology. No part of it has been previously formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or any other similar title or recognition of this or of any other University. ,4,/~=&P"9 SREEBHA S Thiruvananthapuram November, 2008 CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment P.B.No. 7250, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 031 , India CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this thesis entitled "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SAND MINING: A CASE STUDY IN THE RIVER CATCHMENTS OF VEMBANAD LAKE, SOUTHWEST INDIA" is an authentic record of the research work carried out by SREEBHA S under my scientific supervision and guidance, in Environmental Sciences Division, Centre for Earth Science Studies. Thiruvananthapuram, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Management under the faculty of Environmental Studies of the Cochin University of Science and Technology_ No part of it has been previously fonned the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or any other simi lar title or recognition of this or of any other University. 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