India Looking for Groundwater in Ladakh to Sustain Troops Guarding China Border, Hydrogeologist Says


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Priya Yadav. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202106231083217927-india-looking-for-groundwater-in-ladakh-to-sustain-troops-guarding-china-border-hydrogeologist-says/ The Indian Army is exploring and drilling for water in the high-up mountain desert at Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) which is about 17,000ft above sea level in eastern Ladakh. DBO is one of the remotest and strategically most important outposts on the Line of Actual Control where Indian and Chinese soldiers have been locked in confrontation since last May. Dr Ritesh Arya, an eminent hydrogeologist who has helped the Indian Army explore and find water at great altitudes in the Himalayas, is leading the groundwater exploration in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Dr Arya,...