Yes: Sonam Wangchuk, the social reformer from Ladakh whose life story inspired the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the safety and security of Ladakh as studies have shown the loss of nearly two-thirds of the glaciers in the Union Territory. has been suggested to be extinct. , Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Sonam Wangchuk asserted that if the negligence continues and Ladakh is refrained from providing protection to industries, the glaciers here will disappear, thus causing water scarcity in India and its neighbourhood. Due to which huge problem will arise.
“If measures are not taken, industry, tourism and commerce will continue to flourish in Ladakh and eventually topple it. Recent studies by Kashmir University and other research organizations have concluded that the glacier in Leh-Ladakh is about 2/2 Third, if they are not maintained properly. A study by the University of Kashmir found that glaciers surrounded by highways and human activities are melting at a comparatively faster rate. Climate change, but local Pollution and emissions are also equally responsible.
In areas like Ladakh, there should be a minimum of human activities to sustain the glaciers for the local people here and across the country. Further stressing on the need to adopt sustainable development, the engineer-turned education reformer appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save Ladakh and other Himalayan regions from “industrial exploitation”. “It will help in securing the lives and employment of the people,” he added. I appeal to PM Modi to provide security to Ladakh. And other Himalayan regions will avoid this industrial exploitation as it will affect and protect people’s lives and jobs.
However, I believe that apart from the government, people should also be equally concerned about climate change and take measures to mitigate it. While preserving the goals for future generations so that nature can continue to provide its resources and services to humans. In a minute-long video shared by Wangchuk on his YouTube channel, he “urgently” appealed to the people of the country and the world to help protect the “environmentally sensitive” region of Ladakh.
They have also highlighted PM Modi to intervene and protect the ecosystem under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. They appealed to the Prime Minister of India to intervene and protect this fragile ecosystem under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution,” reads the description of the YouTube video. “All is not well in Ladakh! In my latest video, I appeal to @narendramodi ji to intervene and provide security to the eco-fragile Ladakh.
I plan to sit on #ClimateFast for 5 days at 18000 feet -40°C from 26th January at Khardungla Pass to draw attention of the government and the world.” Wangchuk while speaking to ANI also expressed that he would I hope his message reaches PM Modi and people on Republic Day, for which he will sit on a five-day fast at Khardongla Pass. Minus 40 degree temperature to deliver my message that these glaciers will no longer survive if we do this for the earth. continue to make threats,” he told ANI.
In another tweet, Wangchuk wrote, “A test run for my #ClimateFast at 18,000 ft minus 40°C in Khardungla from Jan 26th… But testing on my roof at #HIAL Phayang at 11,500 ft @ -20 Will do.” Early morning experience #SaveLadakh. Born in 1966, Wangchuk, a mechanical engineer and director of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL), was a recipient of the Magsaysay Award in the year 2018. Wangchuk’s persona inspired the fictional Phunsukh essayed by Aamir Khan in the 2009 film Wangdu’s character.
The Ladakh-based engineer is known for setting up his innovative school, Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), whose campus runs on solar power and does not use fossil fuels for cooking, lighting or heating. He founded SECMOL in 1988 with the aim of supporting Ladakhi children and youth and training students who were deemed failures by the system. In 1994, Wangchuk launched Operation New Hope to reform the government school system.