During 1994-2000 my service at Spiti as a civil engineer, aria of operation from Kunjam Pass to Samdo, me went through Chandra Bhaga basin, chhota Shigri glacier glacial storm covered huge boulders across river between Chhota Dara and Chhatru, we discussed that huge amount of mud debris flowing through river tributaries, harmful to glaciers footing,,,it should protect by some media like check dams, govt. spent sufficient budget year by years, but no...
Read moreBara Shigri (literally "Great Glacier", Bara = "big" and Shigri = "boulder covered ice") is a glacier located in Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is currently extending to 27.7 kilometres (17 miles) and covers over 126.45 square kilometres (51 square miles).[1] It is the largest glacier in...
Read moreBara Shigri is the largest glacier located in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, Bara-Sigri glacier which is the second longest glacier in Himalaya after Gangotri, both are around 30 km long. The glacier is located in the Chandra Valley of Lahaul. The glacier feeds...
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