Question

explain Ice stupas in simple words . ( 50 words )​

Answer 1

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Ladakh is a trans-Himalayan mountain desert in the extreme north of India with villages located at 2700 m to 4000 m altitudes. It is a cold desert where winter temperature touches -30 degree Celsius and an average annual rain or snow fall of only 100mm. So, always around the glacial streams, human settlements are found which feed into the Indus and other rivers as tributaries.

Let us tell you that human settlement able to survive as they know the art of diverting water from the streams through meticulously built canals toward deserts to grow crops like barley, wheat, vegetables, apricots etc.

Answer 2

Ice Stupa is a form of glacier grafting technique that creates artificial glaciers, used for storing winter water (which otherwise would go unused) in the form of conical shaped ice heaps. During summer, when water is scarce, the Ice Stupa melts to increase water supply for crops. Ice Stupa was invented by Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh (India) and the project is undertaken by the NGO Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh. Launched in October 2013, the test project started in January 2014 under the project name The Ice Stupa project. On 15 November 2016, Sonam Wangchuk was awarded the Rolex Awards for Enterprise for his work on Ice Stupa.