NEW DELHI, 26 February (H.S.) : The Mahakumbh, which

started from January 13, is about to end. Meanwhile, climate activist has

written a letter to PM Modi. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has written an

open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he has expressed

apprehension that the next Mahakumbh to be held after 144 years may be

organized on sand, because by then the rivers may dry up. In a letter, Sonam

Wangchuk tried to draw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention to the rapid

melting of Himalayan glaciers, which are the source of many of India's rivers.

He has posted the same in his X handle also. Sonam Wangchuk warned, “As we all

know, the Himalayan glaciers are melting very fast and if this and

deforestation continue at this rate, then in a few decades our sacred rivers

like Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus may become seasonal rivers. This may also

mean that the next Mahakumbh will be held on the sand remains of the holy river

itself.

Wangchuk suggested that

India should play a leading role in conserving its glaciers. India should

play a leading role in glacier conservation, because we have the Himalayas and

holy rivers like Ganga and Yamuna originate from them, he said in his

letter. The Ladakh-based environmentalist described himself as an admirer of

the Prime Minister's various environmental initiatives and urged him to set up

a commission to assess the condition of the Himalayan glaciers.

Wangchuk regretted that

there is very little awareness among the people on this issue at the grassroots

level. He also urged a group of people from Ladakh to meet Prime Minister Modi.

The United Nations has declared 2025 as the international year for the

conservation of glaciers.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya