Cases / Waste management · India · 2019
Army removes 130 tonnes of solid waste from Siachen glacier
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The Indian Army removed 130 tonnes of solid waste from the Siachen glacier in September 2019, Business Standard reported, to protect the glacier's ecosystem. The sources reviewed do not say how much waste remains.
What?
The Indian Army removed 130 tonnes of solid waste from the Siachen glacier, Business Standard reported. Business Standard (PTI)
Where?
Siachen glacier, India Business Standard (PTI)
When?
September 2019 Business Standard (PTI)
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Business Standard reported the removal was to protect the glacier's ecosystem. Business Standard (PTI)
How?
Removed as solid waste from the glacier by the army; the sources reviewed do not describe the method. Business Standard (PTI)
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
Business Standard, citing PTI, reported that the army removed 130 tonnes of solid waste from the Siachen glacier.
The removal was reported as protecting the glacier's ecosystem.
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Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say which source gives the 236-tonne official waste production figure.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say how much waste remains on the glacier.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe the environmental effects of the waste.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Army removes 130 tonnes of solid waste from SiachenBusiness Standard (PTI) · 2019-09