The Uttarakhand capital is likely to get a specialised institute of glaciology, a first of its kind in the country.
The study group on Himalayan Glaciers, constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has recommended establishment of a nodal institution for glaciology that could act as a repository of the currently available data with different knowledge institutions in the country.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/nations-first-specialised-glaciology-school-likely-dehradun
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research-agencies
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geological-survey-india-gsi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chamoli
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dehradun-d
