JOSHIMATH SINKING
Himachal Pradesh: Lahaul-Spiti village land sinks, residents seek geological survey
The around 70 village residents are forced to sleep in the open as they fear their houses may collapse. Moreover, their agricultural land has also been damaged due to fissures, the villagers said. "Cracks were noticed in the periphery of the village in June/July and have widened and spread, endangering houses. Nine out of 16 houses in the village have developed cracks and four of them have been declared unsafe," Sarita, Pradhan of Goharama Gram Panchayat told PTI.
Joshimath exceeds its carrying capacity; Experts suggest declaring it a no-construction zone
The experts have recommended that Joshimath, a town in Uttarakhand, be declared a no-new construction zone due to its exceeding carrying capacity and poor construction design. Experts from various institutions, including the Central Building Research Institute and the Geological Survey of India, have raised concerns about the town's population density and the impact of heavy construction on the unstable soil.
'A time bomb': India's sinking holy town faces grim future
For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community. They pleaded for help that never arrived, and in January their desperate plight made it into the international spotlight.
Uncertainty persists in Joshimath as residents await permanent rehabilitation
Now the septuagenarian spends half her day near her now-abandoned home which she misses regularly and other half at the sub-divisional office, hoping to receive some positive news about their permanent rehabilitation.
J&K: Joshimath-like crisis strikes Doda district, 20 families shifted as walls crack, land sinks
As many as 20 families were shifted to safer places after the Nayi Basti area in Thathri municipality of Doda District started sinking as a result of which dozens of houses develops cracks and had become unsafe.There was a fresh panic among the residents...
Joshimath repeat in J-K village: Over 19 houses develop cracks in Doda district
Nineteen families were evacuated after their homes developed cracks at a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said on Friday. The authorities also declared unsafe a mosque and a religious school for girls at Nai Basti village in Thathri, 35 kilometres ...
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SC declines to hear plea on Joshimath crisis, says HC should handle it as matter of principle
Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and international skiing destination Auli, is facing a major challenge due to land subsidence. The petitioner has contended the subsidence has occurred due to large-scale industrialisation and sought immediate financial assistance and compensation to the affected people.
Entire Joshimath may sink, ISRO report shows
The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released satellite images of Joshimath and a preliminary report on land subsidence which shows that the entire town may sink.
Joshimath land subsidence: HC asks Uttarakhand govt to impose ban on construction work
A division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Alok Kumar Verma directed the government to form a committee of independent experts to look into the matter. The court has directed the state government that the committee must include Disaster Management Authority CEO Piyush Rautela and MPS Bisht in it.
Joshimath land subsidence: NCMC accords priority to demolition of vulnerable structures
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla apprised the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) that a high-level central team of MHA led by the Secretary, Border Management is at Joshimath for an assessment of the situation, according to an official statement.
Joshimath Sinking News Live: Residents seek proper compensation before damaged houses' demolition
Joshimath Sinking News Live: As of now, 678 buildings marked have been marked 'unsafe'. Many have vacated their homes and the evacuation process is still underway. Eight teams of SDRF, one of NDRF, one extra company of PAC and police officials are present there. If needed, some areas will be sealed, said the Uttarakhand DGP on Tuesday.
Parts of Joshimath town 'sinking 1cm/year', report warned in 2006
A 2006 scientific report titled 'Joshimath localised subsidence and active erosion of the AT Nala' had revealed some parts of Joshimath were "sliding by 1 cm every year".
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