Wangchuk’s inclusion among 100 top environmental climate leaders’ list by prestigious TIMES MAGAZINE, is no ordinary achievement

MAHESH SHARMA

The prestigious Megsaysay award recipient with many other recognitions noted environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk had been included in the list of top 100 climate leaders of the world which is no ordinary achievement, though he is IN JODHPUR jail on the charges of sedition UNDER NSA charges etc.

This outstanding honour / recognition has been bestowed on Sonam Wangchuk for his unstinted efforts to protect the Himalayas, its environment and ecology, for protecting the glaciers and inventing the ICE STUPA PROJECT TO PROTECT THE GLACIERS etc.

Wangchuk has long been working to protect the fragile ecology of the Himalayan regions from the threats of climate change.

The so-called social activists remained silent to pressurise the government for his release from Jodhpur jail.

His innovative efforts to combat climate change in the Himalayan region, including projects like the “Ice Stupa,” have been praised worldwide.

Wangchuk has dedicated this achievement to the entire Himalayas and the youth of India.

It is a matter of great shame that no effort has been made to secure the release of Sonam Wangchuk, who is serving his sentence in Jodhpur jail after the imposition of NSA and is included among the top 100 environmentalists or climate leaders of the world.

A voice raised from the heights of Ladakh, the environmental guard that soothes the world with the coolness of the Himalayas, has reached the entire world today.

This is not only an international recognition of Wangchuk’s work but also honours the environmental consciousness of India’s Himalayan region.

Sonam Wangchuk, combining his technical understanding and social vision, presented a wonderful model of education, water conservation and sustainable development in Ladakh.

His renowned “Ice Stupa” project is a unique initiative to create artificial ice stupas to provide water during the summer.

This is not only an example of environmental protection but also a means of protecting the local people’s lifestyle from the climate crisis.

Wangchuk has consistently emphasized that the Himalayas are not only India’s water tower, but also Asia’s.

Its glaciers support the lives of billions of people. They convey the message of sustainable living against climate change, from local to global levels.

Sonam Wangchuk is not only an environmentalist but also an education reformer.

Through the organization SECMOL, he has worked to empower Ladakh’s youth with self-reliance and technological empowerment.

Their education system is tailored to local needs and ecology giving priority to “real-life learning”.

This list from Time magazine honors the thinking that shows the world that change can begin not only in big cities, but also in snow-capped valleys and simple lives.

Wangchuk’s honor is an inspiration to every young Indian who dreams of saving the planet. He says, “The earth needs coolness, and that coolness can only come from simplicity of thought and truth of life.”