North Pakistan communities are 'marrying' glaciers to create new ones
- Communities in northern Pakistan are “marrying” glaciers, an old practice of joining ice from two glaciers to create a new ice mass.
- The process, known as Gang Khswa, involves moving chunks of ice to high-altitude sites and covering them with insulating materials.
- The practice aims to create a future source of meltwater as water shortages threaten farms in glacier-dependent Gilgit-Baltistan.
- A 2021 study found glacier grafting can support irrigation, farming and food security, providing research backing for the traditional practice.
Source: theprint.in
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