CHADAR TREK - A frozen highway to zanskar<br />A short documentry<br />The chadar route stretches from Chilling in Ladakh region at one end (Leh side) & ends at Padum (Zanskar) some 105 kms away. This has come to be <br />famously known as full Chadar trek stretching over 14 days to & fro. What has captured the world’s imagination even more is<br /> the shorter version from Chilling to Nerak stretching 40kms one side.<br /><br />Chadar trek the frozen highway<br /><br />the frozen Zanskar River in Ladakh where the famous Chadar trek takes place is under threat of increased global warming and <br />disturbing activities from the visitors. The 105km stretch of frozen river is a wonderful natural phenomenon which was initially<br /> used by the locals to carry out their business of selling pelts, food, utensils etc. But soon the path was undertaken by the<br /> trekkers and the famous Chadar trek was introduced to the world.<br /><br />The out of the world discovery of the mighty frozen river got a lot of attention across the globe resulting in huge tourist flow<br /> every year. Although it brought great revenue for the region through tourism sector for years, it also underwent some intolerable<br /> human activities which now are responsible for the degrading beauty of the place.<br /><br />Huge amount of plastic, human excreta and other harmful waste were discovered from the river surroundings which is disturbing<br /> the ecological balance of the place. Studies indicate that with the same rate of increase in global warming annually, <br />the river won’t last for long.
