Land use pattern of upper tons catchment district,Uttarkashi, U. P.

Aerial Photographs of 1:50,000 scale pertaining to Tons Catchment were used for generating a land use map showing cultivated lands, forests land, grass land, barren land with rock outcrops, snow and glaciers. The area was divided into 4 altitudinal Zones. More than 81% lies above 3000 m height and should be left for natural regeneration. Cultivated land occupies 4.97% of the area and is concentrated below 3000 m altitudinal zone and lies along river courses and on river terraces. Distribution of forest lands in altitudinal zone indicates that percent area covered under forest is higher than the average distribution of forest as reported by Seth (1978). Grass and open scrub, barren Innd with rock outcrops, glaciers and snow covered areas occupy 6.8%, 18.1%, 16.5% and 28.0% respectively.     

大地测量学专家石磐研究员

石磐，男，1936年生，河南偃师人。1960年解放军测绘学院天文大地测量系本科毕业，1965年该院研究生班地球重力场专业毕业。曾任总参测绘研究所副所长兼总工程师、中国测绘学会理事及名誉理事、大地测量专业委员会副主任、国际大地测量与地球物理联合会(IUGG)中国委员会委员、国际大地测量协会(IAG)会员。现为总参谋部测绘研究所研究员。     

A note on palaeozoic bryozoa from the nayar phyllite formation,pauri garhwal,U.P.

This note records the discovery of bryozoan fossils collected from Nayar Phyllite Formation exposed around Satpuli, from a locality SSW of Ira (29° 53′32″: 78° 46′52″) in Pauri Garhwal district, U.P. On the basis of preliminary studies the fossil assemblage has been assigned to the families Phylloporinidae and Fenestellidae. The assemblage tentatively indicates Ordovician — early Silurian age for the formation.