Tsho Rolpa (also ''Cho Rolpa'') is one of the biggest glacial lakes in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. The lake, which is located at an altitude of in the Rolwaling Valley,

Dolakha District Dolakha, often known as Dolkha or Dholkha (Nepal Bhasa:दोलखा जिल्ला)), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Charikot as its district headqu ...

, has grown considerably over the last 50 years due to glacial melting in the Himalayas.Melting Himalayan Glaciers May Doom Towns
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'' 7 May 2002, retrieved on 21 November 2010 Tsho Rolpa (also Cho Rolpa)

Flooding

The lake threatens to burst through its unstable dam, which would threaten the lives and livestock of over 6000 villagers living around the Tamakoshi River.Tsho Rolpa to get early warning system
''The Himalayan Times'' 23 May 2012, accessed 9 January 2013 In 2012, the

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reported that an early warning system installed by the authorities in the late 1990s, which became defunct through lack of maintenance, will be replaced by a more modern warning system for glacial floods from the lake. Chho-Rolpa warning sirens lying defunct
''The Himalayan Times'' 13 June 2010, accessed 21 November 2010

References

{{reflist Lakes of Bagmati Province Glacial lakes of Nepal Himalayas Dolakha District