Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Climate Change in Himalayas, 01/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Climate Change in Himalayas, 01/12/2015. Under the Himalayan Glaciological Programme sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, studies related to mass balance, hydrometeorology, glacier dynamics, glacier length/area changes and climate studies of the Himalayan glaciers are being carried out. A Centre for Glaciology has been established at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. The Centre has initiated a coordinated research initiative on Himalayan glaciology to understand the effects of climate change on the glaciers in order to develop strategies for climate change adaptability for sustaining Himalayan Eco-system.