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Table 3 Environmental impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flow and flash flood.

From: Environmental and economic impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flows and flash floods in Uttarakhand Himalaya: a case study

Variables

Nirakot

Mando

Kankrari village

Siror

Total

Number of forest trees dislocated

100

100

500

70

770

Total land degradation (acre)

2

4

45

0.5

51.5

Land degradation under existing crops (acre)

0.7

1.2

20.6

0.1

22.6

Number of fruit trees dislocated

162

20

300

4

486

Land degradation under arable land (acre)

0.7

1.2

20.6

0.1

22.6

Number of buildings damaged

3

5

11

Nil

19

Number of bridges damaged

5

2

6

1

14