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Women Move Mountains: Celebrate International Mountain Day!

03:40 AM
11 December 2022

Women Move Mountains
Celebrate International Mountain Day!

Women move mountains is the theme of this year's International Mountain Day on 11 DecemberWomen move mountains is the theme of this year's International Mountain Day on 11 December - © picture alliance

The theme of this year's International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December will be Women move mountains.

India is home to some of highest mountain ranges and mountain roads in the world. It is hard to find a mountain which would not be revered or considered sacred and won't house a temple on top.

These mountains provide freshwater for everyday life to a significant portion of our population. It is mostly women's task to bring water and provide nutrition to their families.

India houses one of the highest lakes in the world at an altitude of 17,800 ft in SikkimIndia houses one of the highest lakes in the world at an altitude of 17,800 ft in Sikkim

However, our mountains are now succumbing to extreme air and plastic pollution.

Increased tourist inflow and availability of packaged goods without proper waste management result in accumulation of large heaps of trash in the pristine water bodies and meadows of Himalaya, Purvanchal, Satpura and Vindhya ranges as well as in the Western Ghats.

Mother Nature

It is imperative for us to protect our hills and mountains. This is what each of us can easily do when in the mountains:

  • Educate others about the importance of mountains

  • Practice what you preach: Never litter in the mountains: take all your trash with you and don't leave or burn it

  • Avoid plastic as much as possible. Carry your own bottle and refill it at springs with clean water

  • Participate in a clean up or collect trash while trekking

  • Alert authorities about waste problems wherever you see it. You can do it via social media or grievances portals

Don't ever give up and fight for the clean mountains for our next generation and all the beings dependent on these ecosystems!

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