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Snow cover dips in Himalayan river basins

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July 13, 2024

CLIMATE change is the prime reason for a decreasing snow cover in the main river channels of Himachal Pradesh, according to a report of the State Centre on Climate Change under the aegis of the Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE).

- HARPREET BAJWA

Snow cover dips in Himalayan river basins

The report cites an overall decline in the snow cover area by 12.72% in the basins of the Chenab, Ravi, Beas and the Sutlej during 2023-24 compared to the total area under snow in the 2022-23 winter period.

The comparative steepest decline in the snow cover was in January-67% in the Sutlej basin, 64% in the Ravi basin, 43% in the Beas basin and 42% in the Chenab basin.

The snow cover in February and March showed a positive trend in all basins, the report pointed out.

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