Do you know about “Ice Stupa”

Ice Stupa is a great initiative which is taken by the NGO Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh. They invented artificial glaciers is to freeze and hold the water that keeps flowing and wasting away down the streams and into the rivers throughout the winter. It helps during summer, when water is scarce, the Ice Stupa melts to increase water supply for crops.

Ice Stupa was invented by Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh (India). Launched in October 2013, the test project started in January 2014 under the project name ‘The Ice Stupa project’. On 15 November 2016, Sonam Wangchuk was awarded the 'Rolex Awards for Enterprise' for his work on Ice Stupa.

They used this conserve ice in the springtime, just when the fields need watering. The concept of artificial glaciers is not new to Ladakh. They fulfill their water needs by using this technique for reuse ice as water.

HOW IT WORKS

The idea is very simple and needs no pumps or power. We all know that water maintains its level. The idea is also to conserve this tower of ice as long into the summer as possible so that as it melts, it feeds the fields until the real glacial melt waters start flowing in June. Since these ice cones extend vertically upwards towards the sun, they receive fewer of the sun's rays per the volume of water stored; hence, they will take much longer to melt compared to an artificial glacier of the same volume formed horizontally on a flat surface.

What do you think about this invention? Is this so useful for Ladakh farmers? Ice water works as honeydew for farming. So, hope you like this information about “Ice Stupa”.

These initiatives made a great change in our nature. And make the future beautiful for all human beings.