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Sustainable water resources of Sahyadri: The great escarpment of the Indian subcontinent

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Sawkar, R.H. Sustainable water resources of Sahyadri: The great escarpment of the Indian subcontinent. J Geol Soc India 87, 377–382 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-016-0405-x

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