The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
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Ladakh villages have engineered ice pyramids (ice stupas) by piping mountain water in winter and spraying it to freeze, creating artificial ice reservoirs that release water in spring for crop irrigation; the system successfully replaced vanished glaciers as a water source for farmers, though initial versions required difficult winter management that newer designs are improving.
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