A new experiment on the banks of the Indus River in Leh is drawing attention for its unusual design and promise of helping farmers in one of India’s cold desert regions. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the ‘Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan’ with the inauguration of what is being described as the country’s first rock check dam on the Sindhu River. The project has been introduced as a low-cost and environment-friendly solution to improve water availability for farming in remote parts of Ladakh, where water scarcity remains a major challenge for villagers.
