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Government of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
19-December-2011 17:57 IST
Melting of Glaciers
As per the studies carried out by the Geological Survey of India, the Gaumukh, the mouth of Gangotri glacier shows recession. According to the studies conducted by the Geological Survey of India since 1935 till 1996, the overall average rate of recession of Gomukh between 1935-1996 is 18.8 meters per year. The glacier recession is a part of natural cyclic process of changes in size.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan in a written reply to a question by . Shri Jagadanand Singh in Lok Sabha today.
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