Glacial Retreat Will Continue But Can Be Checked: Scientist

"Most of the glaciers are consistently receding but we have no idea about two places in India -- Karakoram and Arunachal Pradesh. Scientists and policy makers should sit together and look for solutions."

Studies conducted by Kulkarni said the formation of lakes with melting of glaciers is a new phenomenon and it is to be seen seriously.

"In the Himalayan region, 500 new lakes have been formed due to glacial melting."

Water management was the biggest challenge posed by melting of glaciers, said Tarun Shridhar, principal secretary of Himachal Pradesh's science and technology department.

"The Himalayan region is the most wasteful region compared to other parts of the globe when it comes to tapping water for future usage," he said.

"The government is watchful of the situation but the scientists need to tell the policy makers in simple terms what needs to be done to check consistent retreat of the glaciers," Shridhar said.

He said scientists should give evidence-based reports to the planners for intervention rather than just taking alarmist view.

The Himachal Pradesh Centre on Climate Change has been undertaking studies pertaining to the climate-induced hazard threats by monitoring the moraine-dammed glacial lakes in the high-altitude hills.

Moraine is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, which then blocks the glacier and creates a lake.

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