Leh, July 12: The Deputy Commissioner/Chairman, DDMA, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve chaired a meeting regarding preparedness of Glacial Lake Outburst Flow (GLOF) and floods/other disasters in Leh district on July 11.
DC, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve instructed all the departments that in case of any disaster there should be no delay in response. He also added that teams should be formed at the Sub-Divisional levels for quick and efficient flow of information.
Additionally, he told the concerned dep...
Leh, Mar. 28, 2024: Administrative Secretary of the Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRRR) Department, UT Ladakh Amit Sharma today convened an important meeting to address potential threats of Glacial Lake Outburst Flow (GLOF) hazards in the Union Territory of Ladakh, at the Civil Secretariat, Leh wherein all the major stakeholders including both Deputy Commissioners, NRSC-ISRO, IIRS, IMD experts amongst others participated.This meeting was aimed at methodically ...
These lakes could be a potential source of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas, the scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, said.
Kargil, August 01: Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found.
These lakes could be a potential source of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas, the scientists from the Wadia ...
