Merak, Ladakh Explained

Merak
Subdivision Name1:Ladakh
Subdivision Name4:Leh district
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name2:Ladakh
Postal Code:194201
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name: India
Area Footnotes:[1]
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ladakh
Coordinates:33.7974°N 78.5912°W
Pushpin Map:Ladakh# India

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

Location

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.[2]

History

In 2018, a telescope was installed to study solar chromosphere at Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak.[3] The village is also the proposed site for National Large Solar Telescope (NLST), a Gregorian multi-purpose open telescope.[4] Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arcs were observed in Merak in November 2023[5] [6] and during the May 2024 solar storms.[7] [8]

In 2021, the village got its first tap water supply.[9] 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merak. Merak, Ladakh on Google Maps.
  2. News: Sanjay. Dutta. 14 Apr 2021. Army, people power cell service in village on Pangong shore. 2021-11-06. The Times of India. en.
  3. 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. . 2018-09-27 . Installation of solar chromospheric telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak . Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy . en . 39 . 5 . 60 . 1808.07643 . 2018JApA...39...60R . 10.1007/s12036-018-9554-1 . 0973-7758 . 119081673.
  4. Hasan . S. S. . 2010-02-01 . The Indian National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) . NASA/ADS . 264 . 499–504 . 10.1017/S1743921309993206.
  5. 1722496780884189259 . IIABengaluru . Red auroral activity, attributed to a SAR event, was seen on 5 November from our observatories in Hanle and Merak in Ladakh! This was due to a geomagnetic storm caused by a solar storm #Aurora #RedAurora . IIAstrophysics . 2023-11-09.
  6. News: 2023-11-08 . IIA’s observatory captures red-hued Aurora from Hanle, Merak . 2024-05-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  7. 1789292630288846948 . IIABengaluru . Intense aurorae were seen at latitudes as low as Ladakh this morning due to the strongest solar storm in 2 decades. And our cameras captured its glory! See the timelapse from all-sky camera at #Hanle #Ladakh #HDSR @IndiaDST @asipoec @dorje1974 @utladakhtourism @fiddlingstars . IIAstrophysics . 2024-05-11.
  8. Web site: Ray . Kalyan . 2024-05-11 . Two Indian sky-cameras at Ladakh capture aurora caused by most powerful solar storm in two decades . 2024-05-19 . Deccan Herald . en.
  9. Web site: Excelsior. Daily. 2021-10-30. 75 years after independence, Ladakh habitations start getting tap water supply. 2021-11-06. Jammu Kashmir Latest News Tourism Breaking News J&K. en-US.

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