Uttarakhand HC asks govt to impose glacier tax on tourists
The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday asked the state government to impose a 'glacier tax' on tourists visiting the Himalayas. The court observed that there was large-scale degradation of the ecology in the Himalayas and the glaciers were "rapidly depleting". Such degradation could lead to drying up of rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, affecting people across the nation.