SRINAGAR : The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognisance of mounting environmental threats in Ladakh and issued notices to three Union Ministries and five national bodies, marking a major institutional intervention to protect one of India’s most fragile ecosystems. The development was first reported by the Jammu-based newspaper Daily Excelsior . Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The Tribunal acted based on a recent scientific paper, “Transforming Food, Land and Water Systems to Combat Climate Crisis in Ladakh”, which warns that the high-altitude cold desert is nearing a tipping point. The study highlights a worsening decline in water availability, rapid glacier retreat, shrinking agricultural land, sudden frost events, flash floods and unregulated ur

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