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Muhammad Raza, a farmer in Hussainabad, said eight ice stupas were built this winter, storing nearly 20 million litres of water. “Before, we had to wait until June for the glaciers to melt.
An ice stupa is an artificial glacier that stores waste stream waters so that the water can be used at a later date when supplies are scarce. It is used as a solution to the water crisis faced by ...
HIAL founder and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, the creator of the Ice Stupa concept, also spoke at the event. He explained how automated Ice Stupas can now be built using new technology. HIAL’s ...
Sonam Wangchuck from Ladakh is an engineer and a climate activist who went on a 16-day hunger strike last year to save the ecology of his hometown. He was invited to the symposium due to his ...
Ladakhi engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who pioneered the first ice stupas in 2013, warns that the structures are not a long-term solution.
Sonam Wangchuk is an Indian engineer, innovator, and education reformist, widely recognized for his contributions to sustainable development and rural education in Ladakh, India. Born in 1966, ...
An Indian climate activist who ended a 16-day-long hunger strike this week says his fight to save the ecology of his hometown - an icy cold desert in the northernmost part of India - is far from over.
Sonam Wangchuk, 58, became a familiar name in India when Bollywood star Aamir Khan played a character inspired by him in the 2009 blockbuster 3 Idiots. Mr Wangchuk has also had a long career as an ...
Wangchuk has been involved with various NGOs and worked as an editor of Ladags Melong, the only print magazine in Ladakh. He is known for his sustainable innovations like Ice Stupa, which creates an ...