Amid evacuations and demolitions in Joshimath, the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (JBSS) has blamed the NTPC for the subsidence of the land here in this city of Uttarakhand. NTPC Come Back banners Local residents have been pasting banners on their shops, homes and businesses reading ‘NTPC Come Back’ to express their anger at the hydroelectric … Read more
For years, residents of the northern Indian town of Joshimath Uttarakhand have been complaining to local authorities that their homes are being flooded. Now, the authorities are forced to take action, evacuating almost 100s of families in the last week and speeding up the arrival of experts to determine the cause. The cracks running through the … Read more
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
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
