Itanagar, May 11 -- The Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CESHS), in collaboration with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), has successfully concluded the 5th Khangri Glacier Expedition in the transboundary Mago Chu Basin of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh - a critical headwater region of the larger Brahmaputra Basin system.
The scientific expedition, which commenced on May 4, 2026, aimed to carry out glacier health assessments, cryospheric monitoring, and climate-linked hazard investigations in the eastern Himalayas. During extensive ground-truthing studies, scientists and engineers observed alarming geomorphological changes in ...