Acknowledgement:
We are grateful to Sri.Gokul, IFS for arranging logistics during the field visit. We thank Mr. G R Rao, Vishnu Mukri and Mr.Pradeep Bhat (for the assistance in vegetation mapping), Mr.Karthick B and Dr.Prakash Mesta (for assisting in GIS analysis) and Mr.Boominathan (cover page design and layout). |