Photos : Sumit Mahar
Text: Vaishnavi Rathore, with inputs from Manshi Asher
The Himalayan region is highly sensitive towards changes in global climate, a fact that was reiterated by a recent study which suggests that more than half of glaciers in Satluj Basin would vanish by 2050. Above, is Satluj which before merging with Spiti River at Khab, originated from Tibet’s Mount Kailash, enters India at Shipkila. It cuts across the Great Himalayan Range in Kinnaur, where it is better known as ‘Zang-Ti’ or the ‘Golden Water’. Currently, it hosts about 945 glaciers with an estimated ice reserve of 94.45km3—all of which is under grave threat.
This photo essay was first published in Down To Earth
