Incidents of land sinking in the Joshimath area were reported as early as the 1970s. A rapid subsidence of a maximum of 5.4 centimeters was triggered in Joshimath town in the 12 days up to Jan.

Works halted Experts have warned for years that large-scale construction work, including hydropower projects, in and around Joshimath could lead to land subsidence - the sinking or settling of the ...

The report has not been made public yet, but The Times of India newspaper ... a government committee had flagged the risks of land sinking in Joshimath after residents complained of cracks ...

But things aren't that safe outside either. Officials say the land is slowly sinking in Joshimath, a town of 20,000 people ensconced on a hillside where two valleys meet at an altitude of 6,151ft ...

said unabated large-scale infrastructure projects as well as uncontrolled tourist inflow have also contributed to land sinking. “The slopes of Joshimath are formed from landslide debris.

The biggest reason why Joshimath, a town of over 20,000 people is sinking, is related to the geography of the town. The landslide debris on which the city was established has a low bearing ...

Large-scale land subsidence in the pilgrimage town has prompted widespread resistance to the construction of dams.

Why is Joshimath sinking? Are Indian hill towns at risk? We decode the Joshimath crisis. Catch the LIVE conversation with Dr JC Kuniyal, Scientist at Centre for Environmental Assessment & Climate ...

Joshimath (Uttarakhand), Jan 09 (ANI): As the situation in Uttarakhand’s ‘sinking’ town Joshimath continues to deteriorate due to land subsidence, the authorities marked the unsafe buildings ...

As reported earlier, a total of 561 buildings, in Joshimath, reported cracks that emerged after land subsidence, with the most --153 buildings -- reporting cracks in Ravigram ward in Uttarakhand ...

Roorkee-based central government agency Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) is conducting a fresh inspection of Joshimath to ascertain ... Zonation of land has also been done.