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This study analyzes changes in the channel planform of the Mahananda-Balason River system in India over 52 years from 1968 to 2020 in response to increasing human interventions. Satellite images were used to measure changes in channel width, area, length, bar coverage and pattern across 10 reaches. Embankments, sediment extraction, and urbanization significantly narrowed channels by over 50% and reduced length and bar coverage. This has altered the inherent braided channel pattern, with some reaches transfo

Author

Suman Mitra

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EN