TNPSC Thervupettagam

Atlas of glacial lakes

July 2 , 2021 1169 days 808 0
  • The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released an updated atlas of glacial lakes that are part of the Ganga River basin.
  • About 4,707 glacial lakes have been mapped in the Ganga basin.
  • Glacial lakes with water spread area greater than 0.25 ha were mapped using Resourcesat-2 Linear Imaging Self Scanning Sensor-IV satellite data.
  • The Atlas is available on Bhuvan portal of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO.

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