Merak is a forward village on the southern banks of Pangong Tso, near Spangmik on the south India-China border in the Leh District, Ladakh.
Merak | |
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  Merak Location in Ladakh  Merak Merak (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′50.535″N 78°35′28.356″E / 33.79737083°N 78.59121000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh district |
History edit
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]
In 2018, a telescope was installed to study solar chromosphere.[3] The new installation named as Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak.[4]
In 2021, the village got its first tap water supply.[5] 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.[2]
Gallery edit
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Police check-post, Jammu and Kashmir Police (October 2016) -
View of Pangong Tso from Merak village (October 2016) -
Merak village (October 2016) -
Merak village (October 2016) -
Police signpost, Merak (October 2016)
References edit
- ^ "Merak". Merak, Ladakh on Google Maps.
- ^ a b Dutta, Sanjay (14 April 2021). "Army, people power cell service in village on Pangong shore". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ 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. (27 September 2018). "Installation of solar chromospheric telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak". Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. 39 (5): 60. arXiv:1808.07643. Bibcode:2018JApA...39...60R. doi:10.1007/s12036-018-9554-1. ISSN 0973-7758. S2CID 119081673.
- ^ B, Ravindra; Kesavan, Prabhu; Thulasidharen; C., K.; Rajalingam; M; Sagayanathan; K; Kamath; U., P.; Dorjey, Namgyal (23 August 2018). "Installation of Solar Chromospheric Telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak". arXiv:1808.07643 [astro-ph.SR].
- ^ Excelsior, Daily (30 October 2021). "75 years after independence, Ladakh habitations start getting tap water supply". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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