Moraine Dammed Lakes Inventory in Satluj, Ravi, Chenab and Beas Basins of Himachal Pradesh, India

Multispectral satellite imageries analyzed that the Himalayan region reflected the fast retreat of most of the glaciers. This further showed that especially the moraine-dammed proglacial lakes are also increasing. Those lakes are a major threat to property and life to downstream locations. Numerous research carried out in the Himalayan region under the changing climate and glacier status has indicated an alarming rise in the number and sizes of the glacial lakes that may be potentially disastrous when converts into the glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). This study focusses on the glacial lakes mapping at the different time frame in the basins of Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Beas of Himachal Himalaya using LISS III. The remotely sensed imageries on the GIS platform helped in preparing the moraine dammed glacial lake inventory and assessing the potentiality of becoming the GLOF in these basins. This is of prime importance for preparedness against disasters due to GLOFs. This requires a continuous observation for the pre-disaster preparedness.