作者: B. Thakur

Arun Kumar is Professor and Head, Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University, Imphal. His research interests are in the fields of natural hazards, remote sensing and GIS. He is the author/editor of two books and has contributed thirty-five research papers. R.S. Kushwaha is reader in the Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University, Imphal. His areas of interest are geomorphology, sedimentology and natural hazards. He has contributed more than a dozen research papers. B. Thakur is former Professor and Head, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and former Vice-Chancellor at L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. His research interests are in the areas of resource and disaster management and urban development and planning. He is the author/editor of ten books and has contributed about ninety-five research papers.