After union water resources minister Uma Bharti asked scientists at the Roorkee-based National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) to explore if the Ganga has its origins in Kailash Mansarovar and not Gaumukh near Gangotri as conventional wisdom suggests, scientists say they will be using water isotopes tracer technology to track the river's source.
"We are carrying out a fresh study to scientifically examine the possibility of Mansarovar Lake being the source of Ganga. The water-isotopes pattern of water samples taken from Mansarovar and Gangotri will confirm the origin of the river," R D Singh, director, NIH.
Incidentally, NIH has an observatory at Bhojwasa near the Gangotri glacier where several studies have been conducted on the Ganga. "Our research so far has showed that Ganga has its source at Gaumukh. The new task is a challenging one as we are heading into a completely different direction," said Manohar Arora, the institute's expert on the Gangotri glacier.
"We are carrying out a fresh study to scientifically examine the possibility of Mansarovar Lake being the source of Ganga. The water-isotopes pattern of water samples taken from Mansarovar and Gangotri will confirm the origin of the river," R D Singh, director, NIH.
Incidentally, NIH has an observatory at Bhojwasa near the Gangotri glacier where several studies have been conducted on the Ganga. "Our research so far has showed that Ganga has its source at Gaumukh. The new task is a challenging one as we are heading into a completely different direction," said Manohar Arora, the institute's expert on the Gangotri glacier.
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