Dumping Area

Water Bottles

Known as the ‘Land of High Passes’, Ladakh is renowned for its remote beauty and culture. Its numerous monasteries have attracted Buddhist pilgrims for the last millennium, but the rugged terrain has limited the number of other visitors for centuries. Things have slowly changed since the mid-1970s, however, when the region was opened up to domestic and foreign tourists. In the last 15 years or so, there has been an exponential increase in the number of visitors and Leh, the largest town in Ladakh, has been their base. In 2010 , around 10k people visited Ladakh but after the shooting of 3 Idiots movie of Amir Khan the number went to 230K due to which ladakh is now a huge problem .

Increasing rubbish is ruining Ladakh’s pristine landscape is running its beauty:

Leh – Ladakh draws multitudes of visitors from across the country and the world, who are eager to experience its inimitable culture and breathtaking mountainous landscape. Yet, not many are aware of Bomb Guard near Diskit Tsal, where all the garbage from Leh is dumped.
Undeniably, the tourist boom has brought in increased revenue and created employment. But it has also strained the region’s scarce natural resources. Consumption patterns have changed and this is most apparent in the deluge of packaged food. Around 30,000 plastic water bottles are dumped in Leh every day which is great concern.
Meanwhile garbage, notably plastic waste, continues to inundate Leh and is being dumped at Bomb Guard indiscriminately, making residents worry. “Mounting garbage in Leh can undo the good that tourism brings.
Due to which Ladakh region in running out of water,Glaciers are getting far away from the locals because of the construction of roads and new buildings. Around 100 mm rainfall is received by ladakh every year which is very less than plain areas.Number of natural disaster is also increasing every year.

And tourists use more water. A study by the Ladakh Ecological Development Group (Ledeg) found that the average Ladakhi uses 21 litres of water per day, while a tourist needs as much as 75 litres.

Experts say that precipitation is declining because to climate change. SN Mishra, a researcher from the Indian Air Force, found a clear declining trend in precipitation during winter months – which accounts for nearly 70% of all precipitation in the region. These geographical factors make water a rare commodity in the cold desert. “The influx of tourists has furthered burdened our water resources,” said Sonam Dawa, former chief executive councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. “To supplement the growing water demand in Leh, we are now lifting water from the Indus river.”
Solution:

Tourists need to be mindful of what they consume and the waste they generate. High altitude mountain ecology is very different from plains. For example, even organic waste can remain undecomposed for millenia due to sub-zero temperatures for most parts of the year. When this mixes with water sources, it further deteriorates the quality of water.

Please tourists avoid throwing waste on this beautiful landscape instead of that you can carry that water bottles and packets of chips to your respective places.

Hello tourists, if anyone is visiting Leh-Ladakh please ensure that you don’t make any more trouble to region.If you have any other solution to curb this environmental problem, please email us so that we can share you valuable solution to the people.

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