समाचार
LESSONS FROM JOSHIMATH: HIDDEN WATERS
Subsidence of the pilgrim town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand in early January this year, and a month later, a village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, served to highlight a crucial factor – our poor understanding of the springs, aquifers, permafrost and rivers that weave through the Himalayan mountains. The Himalayas are aptly described as the “water tower” of Asia, recognising the quantity of ice and glaciers they hold.…
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