The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
Himalayan villages are creating artificial glaciers to guarantee water for their crops in the spring.
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Notable Quotes
"Now there is scarcity of water. Last year I lost everything - my entire field got dried due to lack of water."
— Gelak Gutme , Other
"Because traditional water systems are failing, Leh-Ladakh has become a hub for innovative, grassroots hydraulic engineering."
— Lobzang Fardod , Activist
"The ice stupa system was not very efficient."
— Murtaza Ali , Executive
"The water arrives at the valley floor under pressure and shoots out of a vertical nozzle like a 'massive fountain.'"
— Dr Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian , Academic
Key People
Founder of the private company Acres of Ice.
A farmer in the Himalayan village of Sakti who has been growing crops for over 65 years.
A member of a local water management committee in Ladakh.
Executive engineer in the Irrigation and Flood Control Division at the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.
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