Artificial Glaciers: Innovative Solution For Water Shortages

Chewang Norphel's solution is "the first known technique of its kind: creating "artificial glaciers" to capture and channel precious snowmelt that otherwise would be wasted.The technology, basically a network of pipes, is simple and relatively cheap to build... Although the experiment in Ladakh is still small and site specific, word about its success is spreading. Some observers think the technique may one day bring relief to many other water-starved villages around the world that face similar conditions."