The indiscriminate exploitation of the fragile Himalayan region in the name of development projects has extracted a heavy price in terms of environmental damage. A string of hydroelectric and road projects in the Himalayan States, particularly in Uttarakhand, involving large-scale hill cutting and change in the land-use pattern, has already resulted in the fragmentation of […]
A new research, Glacio-hydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram, released in the journal SCIENCE on Thursday, emphasises that total glacier melt and seasonality of flow are projected to increase until the 2050s