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India plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability The Himalayan glaciers are a major source of water for rivers originating from there. (Photo: Getty Images) . Updated: 20 Dec 2020, 06:30 PM IST PTI As global warming affects the Himalayas, the Ministry of Earth Sciences is planning to measure the depth of glaciers in the region to assess their volume and gauge the water available in them, officials say Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI : As global warming affects the Himalayas, the Ministry of Earth Sciences is planning to measure the depth of glaciers in t...

The project will start next summer, sometime in June-July, said, M Rajeevan, the ministry's secretary. Ravichandran, the Director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), which will execute the project, said the country's remote and high-altitude research centre, Himansh, is also studying the Himalayan climate. The centre was established in 2016. "The plan is to first study seven glaciers in the Chandra river basin," he said. The Chandra river is a major tributary of the Chenab river which itself is a tributary of the Indus. The Himalayan glaciers are a major source ...

Govt plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability Govt plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability NEW DELHI, Dec 20: As global warming affects the Himalayas, the Ministry of Earth Sciences is planning to measure the depth of glaciers in the region to assess their volume and gauge the water available in them, officials said on Sunday. The project will start next summer, sometime in June-July, said, M Rajeevan, the ministry’s secretary. Ravichandran, the Director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), which wil...