Ice stupa
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ice-stupa-288-8288812
title:
Ice stupa
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Ice stupa is a form of glacier grafting technique that creates artificial glaciers, used for storing winter water in the form of conical shaped ice heaps. During summer, when water is scarce, the ice melts to increase water supply for crops. Channelling and freezing water for irrigation has existed for hundreds of years. It was invented, popularised and scaled up by Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh, India as a piece of art and reform. The project is undertaken by the NGO Students' Educational and Cultur
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Artificial glacier mound for storing water
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_stupa
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2024-03-31T20:33:20Z
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