Joshimath crisis: Number of buildings with cracks rises to 849

Joshimath crisis: Number of buildings with cracks rises to 849

After hotels, now the damage can be seen in residential buildings. The crisis in Joshimath deepened as the number of buildings with cracks rose to 849, a few hundred more than what was reported just 2-3 days ago. Of these, 165 buildings are located in the danger zone. The authorities have moved families living in … Read more

Joshimath: NIH water sample report silent on NTPC project

Joshimath: NIH water sample report silent on NTPC project

As Joshimath reels from a serious land subsidence problem, the National Institute of Hydrology NIH has handed over to the government the investigation report of samples taken from the water source that burst after the Joshimath landslide. According to the report of Amar Ujala, it was feared that the water leak could be from the … Read more

Joshimath Crisis: Ropeway service connecting Auli suspended

Joshimath Crisis: Ropeway service connecting Auli suspended

A cable car service connecting Uttarakhand’s Joshimath to Auli has been halted as huge cracks were detected near the cable car platform, an official confirmed. Ropeway service suspended “The impact of the [land subsidence] in Joshimath is spreading,” said Dinesh Bhatt, manager of the Ropeway Operation. More than 700 houses have developed cracks in Joshimath, … Read more

Joshimath Sinking: town sank 5.4 cm in last 12 days: ISRO report

India upgrading standards for critical infra to avoid Joshimath-like crisis

Uttarakhand’s Joshimath, a mountain village located at an elevation of 6,000 feet in the Chamoli district, is ‘sinking’ due to the continued subsidence of the land in the area. The National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has released satellite images of Joshimath and a preliminary land subsidence report showing … Read more

Joshimath त्रासदी के लिए कौन जिम्मेदार?

India upgrading standards for critical infra to avoid Joshimath-like crisis

Climate Kahani: अभी कुछ समय पहले तक उत्तराखंड का रैनी गाँव सुर्खियों में था। और अब, पास का ही जोशीमठ (Joshimath Sinking) खबरों में है और उन्हीं वजहों से।   फिलहाल प्रशासन वहाँ से लोगों को सुरक्षित स्थानों पर पुनर्स्थापित करने की कवायद में है और विशेषज्ञ अपनी अपनी समझ से समस्या के कारणों पर गौर कर … Read more