"Glaciers are a major landscape feature of the region, covering an area of 21,193 km2; ice reserves are estimated to be 2,696 km3. Based on a debris cover analysis of about 55% of the glaciers, overall 9.3% of the total glacier area in the Indus basin was debris covered. Semi-automatic mapping methodology using RS and GIS were discussed to delineate the glacier boundaries Distribution and the characteristics of glaciers in the Indus basin were also discussed. Hypsograph of glacier distribution in the Indus basin were discussed. The glaciers in the Indus basin were mapped at elevations from 2,400 to 8,600 m a.s.l. Almost 96% of the glacier area of the Indus basin was found to lie between 3,700 to 6,400 m a.s.l. About 59% of the glacier area was distributed at 4,800 to 5, 800 m a.s.l. The highest concentration of glaciers in the Indus basin was at 5,200 to 5,300 m a.s.l. "