Context

• Role of data in preserving the Himalayan Natural Resource highlighted at 54^th Foundation Day of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.

About

• Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun is an autonomous Natural Resources research institute for under the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
• It was established in June, 1968 in the Botany Department, Delhi University for the study of Geology of the Himalaya.

Issues faced by Himalayan region

• Himalayan region is facing a number of issues like Global warming/ climate change, growth of human population, forest fires and degradation, loss of biodiversity, unplanned urbanisation, ambitious development projects, and unsustainable tourism.
• The solution of these issues through six interdependent approaches:
• empowerment of the people,
• rural development,
• development of sectors by creating productive employment opportunities,
• maximising self-governance,
• augmenting infrastructure, and
• ensuring adequate flow of resources.

Significance of WIHG

• The role played by WIHG in the development of the Himalaya and developing a huge data bank, which can be useful for the policymakers of the Himalayan region,

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1731443

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