LADAKH WILL SOON BE INDIA'S FIRST DARK SKY RESERVE

WHAT IS DARK SKY RESERVE?

Dark sky reserve is a site, that has policies in place to ensure the area or piece of land where interference from artificial light is minimal. ladakh will soon be india’s first dark sky reserve

An american non-profit organisation founded in 1988 called the international dark-sky association designates the places as international dark sky places, parks, sanctuaries, and reserves, depending on the criteria they meet.

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HOW DOES A PLACE GET DARK SKY RESERVE STATUS?

One needs to get nominate a site to the international dark sky association (idsa). The five designated categories given are urban night sky places, international dark sky parks, communities, reserves, and sanctuaries.

Its certification process is quite similar to the one being awarded by the unesco world heritage site tag

AROUND 195, SITES HAVE BEEN RECOGNISED AS INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PLACES GLOBALLY BY IDSA, FROM JAN2001 TILL JAN 2022, WHEREAS INDIA IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF FILING ITS NOMINATION.

CRITERIA :

Must be public or private land of at least 700 km².
Accessible to the public in part or whole.
That is legally protected for scientific, natural, educational, cultural, heritage, and/or public enjoyment purposes.

WHO IS BUILDING INDIA’S FIRST DARK SKY RESERVE IN LADAKH?

LADAKH UNION TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP INDIA’S FIRST EVER DARK SKY RESERVE.
IIA, BENGALURU, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT BY PROVIDING EXPERTS.
FORMER DECISION WAS MADE IN JUNE 2022 THROUGH, MOU SIGNED BETWEEN OFFICIALS FROM IIA, BENGALURU, THE LADAKH UT, AND THE LADAKH AUTONOMOUS HILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

AIM OF THIS PROJECT

TO PROMOTE ASTRONOMY TOURISM IN AN ECO-FRIENDLY MANNER.
SCIENTIFIC METHODS WILL BE USED TO PRESERVE THE NIGHT SKY FROM INCREASING LIGHT POLLUTION.
TO FOCUS ON THE SITES, WHICH HAVE CLEAR SKIES ON CLOUDLESS NIGHTS.
TO DEVELOP INDIA’S FIRST EVER DARK SKY RESERVE.

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