Merak,_Ladakh

Merak, Ladakh

Merak, Ladakh

Village in Ladakh, India

Merak is a forward village on the southern banks of Pangong Tso, near Spangmik on the south India-China border in the Leh District, Ladakh.

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History

Merak is situated 176 kilometers east of Leh, on the southern banks of Pangong Tso. It is directly opposite to Finger 3 which is located on the northern bank of the lake.[1]

In 2018, a telescope was installed to study solar chromosphere.[2] The new installation named as Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak.[3]

In 2021, the village got its first tap water supply.[4] Also, BSNL, a state-run telecom service provider got approval from Indian Army for a 25-km optical fibre cable link between Merak and Chushul for civilian telecom traffic.[1]

  • Police check-post, Jammu and Kashmir Police (October 2016)
  • View of Pangong Tso from Merak village (October 2016)
  • Merak village (October 2016)
  • Merak village (October 2016)
  • Police signpost, Merak (October 2016)

References

  1. [1]
    Dutta, Sanjay (14 April 2021). "Army, people power cell service in village on Pangong shore". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Ravindra, B.; Kesavan, Prabhu; Thulasidharen, K. C.; Rajalingam, M.; Sagayanathan, K.; Kamath, P. U.; Dorjey, Namgyal; Dorjee, Angchuk; Kemkar, P. M. M.; Dorjai, Tsewang; Banyal, Ravinder K. (27 September 2018). "Installation of solar chromospheric telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak". Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. 39 (5): 60. arXiv:1808.07643. Bibcode:2018JApA...39...60R. doi:10.1007/s12036-018-9554-1. ISSN 0973-7758. S2CID 119081673.
  3. [3]
    B, Ravindra; Kesavan, Prabhu; Thulasidharen; C., K.; Rajalingam; M; Sagayanathan; K; Kamath; U., P.; Dorjey, Namgyal (23 August 2018). "Installation of Solar Chromospheric Telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak". arXiv:1808.07643 [astro-ph.SR].
  4. [4]
    Excelsior, Daily (30 October 2021). "75 years after independence, Ladakh habitations start getting tap water supply". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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