Joshimath Sinking: Will Assess Load-Bearing Capacity of Mussoorie, Nainital, Says Dhami, Lists Top Priority
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath Sinking: Will Assess Load-Bearing Capacity of Mussoorie, Nainital, Says Dhami, Lists Top Priority

News 18  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said the load-bearing capacity of all regions in the state will be assessed amid relief works in sinking Joshimath. Speaking exclusively to News18, Dhami said: “We are assessing the load-bearing capacity of towns such as Karnprayag, Mussoorie, Nainital, Pauri, Tehri, etc and, if required, the urban development policy will be reworked." The chief minister, however, said it was too early to reach any conclusion on NTPC’s role in the disaster “before the report is prepared by the experts on the reasons behind Joshimath’s present condition". In September last year, Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority recommended that a proper drainage system is required after Joshimath witnessed cracks in a few buildings.

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Joshimath still to see enough long-term measures to address land subsidence: Experts
1 year, 8 months ago

Joshimath still to see enough long-term measures to address land subsidence: Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

Dehradun, Apr 23 Nearly four months since Joshimath made headlines as the "sinking town", the gateway to Himalayan pilgrimage sites is yet to see enough curative steps that address the land subsidence issue, environmental experts have said. Atul Sati, the convenor of the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, told PTI, "Cracks are still appearing here and there." Forty-eight affected families received …

Joshimath: Protest for compensation for losses due to land subsidence halted
1 year, 8 months ago

Joshimath: Protest for compensation for losses due to land subsidence halted

Hindustan Times  

Joshimath residents, who have been protesting for the last 107 days for rehabilitation and compensation for the losses due to land subsidence, have halted their agitation for 20 days after chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami agreed to consider their 11-point demands. Atul Sati of the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti said they met Dhami on April 8 and presented the demands …

Inside Joshimath, India’s sinking Himalayan town
1 year, 9 months ago

Inside Joshimath, India’s sinking Himalayan town

Al Jazeera  

Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heap spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire. “Cracks are widening every day and people are in fear … It’s a time bomb,” said Atul Sati, an activist with the Save Joshimath Committee. Joshimath’s future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed …

SC Notice on Plea Seeking 'Carrying Capacity' Study of 11 Himalayan States, 2 UTs after Joshimath Crisis
1 year, 10 months ago

SC Notice on Plea Seeking 'Carrying Capacity' Study of 11 Himalayan States, 2 UTs after Joshimath Crisis

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday served a notice to the 11 Himalayan states including Uttarakhand and two union territories, seeking their reply on the assessment of the “bearing capacity” of hill stations. The petition mentioned that the Himalayan states – Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram, and Manipur – besides union territories Ladakh, …

Joshimath: Power, water bills of affected families waived off for 6 months
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath: Power, water bills of affected families waived off for 6 months

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand government has waived the electricity and water bills of the local residents affected by Joshimath's land subsidence for six months. He also said that 878 members of 243 disaster-affected families are in relief camps and basic facilities are being provided to them, according to the news agency ANI. The amount distributed is advanced relief for damaged buildings, special rehabilitation …

Joshimath: Relief shipped from Delhi for displaced families, says Dhami
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath: Relief shipped from Delhi for displaced families, says Dhami

Hindustan Times  

A month after mass evacuation from Uttarakhand's Joshimath due to an alarming land subsidence that caused deep cracks in buildings and roads in the area, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Sunday that he has flagged off relief materials for the displaced families in Joshimath from Uttarakhand Sadan in Delhi on Sunday. According to Chamoli district magistrate Himanshu Khurana, …

Joshimath sinking cannot be stopped, declare Himalayas as eco-sensitive: Expert
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath sinking cannot be stopped, declare Himalayas as eco-sensitive: Expert

Live Mint  

"Declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone. Terming the steps taken by the government to deal with the prevailing situation "inadequate", the resolution noted that while on one hand a large number of people are going to be displaced due to the sinking of Joshimath, on the other, the solution is being sought only by way of rehabilitation of affected residents. …

Steps taken in Joshimath inadequate, declare Himalayas eco-sensitive zone: Experts
1 year, 10 months ago

Steps taken in Joshimath inadequate, declare Himalayas eco-sensitive zone: Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said here, demanding that the Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone. In a resolution passed at a roundtable organised by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch on Saturday, experts termed as "inadequate" the steps taken to deal with the prevailing …

Declare Himalayas as eco-sensitive zone, regulate big projects: Experts on Joshimath
1 year, 10 months ago

Declare Himalayas as eco-sensitive zone, regulate big projects: Experts on Joshimath

India Today  

The hill town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand is sinking and evacuation work is underway. In a resolution passed at a roundtable on the topic 'Imminent Himalayan Crisis', organised by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch on Saturday, experts demanded that the Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone, PTI reported. Terming the steps taken by the government to deal with the prevailing situation …

No new cracks since Jan 20, say officials; Joshimath residents disagree
1 year, 10 months ago

No new cracks since Jan 20, say officials; Joshimath residents disagree

Hindustan Times  

There has been no new damage to property at Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town since January 20, an official survey has found, the Chamoli district administration said on Saturday. On January 12, during his second visit to the town, Dhami had stocked a row by saying that crisis in Joshimath town of is a “natural disaster and has not been caused by …

65-70 per cent people in Joshimath living normal life, says Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
1 year, 11 months ago

65-70 per cent people in Joshimath living normal life, says Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

India Today  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said 65-70 per cent people in Joshimath, where cracks appeared in buildings and other structures, are leading a normal life and the Char Dham Yatra will commence in four months. After meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah, whom he briefed about the prevailing situation in Joshimath, Dhami said he was assured all …

Uttarakhand govt announces first relocations from Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand govt announces first relocations from Joshimath

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government will rehabilitate over 120 families of Joshimath town to Pipalkoti, nearly 36 km away, in Chamoli district as part of the first phase of its plan to help the affected residents in the subsidence-hit town. According to state disaster management secretary Ranjit Sinha, Pipalkoti is among four sites identified by the Chamoli district administration to rehabilitate the …

Met department predicts rain, snowfall in Joshimath, adding to woes of people
1 year, 11 months ago

Met department predicts rain, snowfall in Joshimath, adding to woes of people

Firstpost  

Joshimath: The coming four days will be very tough for the residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand which is already going through land subsidence rendering people homeless. Adding to the woes of the people, the meteorological department has predicted rain and snowfall in Joshimath, Chamoli and Pithoragarh on January 19, 20, 23 and 24. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that …

The signal from the sinking of Joshimath | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

The signal from the sinking of Joshimath | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district is sinking. For years, friends of the Himalayas have been warning that unchecked building activity, including the construction of dams, could jeopardise the lives and livelihoods of people not just in Uttarakhand but impact those living in downstream areas. Ravi Chopra, founder director of the People’s Science Institute, is one of those …

Joshimath sinking: Will it be declared national disaster? Supreme Court hearing today
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking: Will it be declared national disaster? Supreme Court hearing today

India TV News  

Joshimath Sinking: The Supreme Court will today hear a plea seeking the court's intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand's Joshimath as a national disaster. According to the cause list of January 16 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala would hear the petition filed by Swami …

Joshimath Crisis Updates: Badrinath Head Priest Urges Authorities to Halt Works Affecting Himalayan Region
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath Crisis Updates: Badrinath Head Priest Urges Authorities to Halt Works Affecting Himalayan Region

News 18  

Easwaraprasad Namboothiri, the ‘Rawal’ or head priest of the Badrinath shrine expressed concern over land subsidence at Joshimath in Uttarakhand and urged the authorities to stop the projects that harm nature and the people of the hilltop town. Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha said a survey was conducted of 782 buildings and 754 members of 223 families have been shifted …

Joshimath: Uttarakhand tells state-run bodies to not share information without approval
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath: Uttarakhand tells state-run bodies to not share information without approval

India Today  

Several state-run institutions, including ISRO, have been directed by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Uttarakhand government not to interact with the media or share information on social media on the Joshimath situation without prior approval. The direction came after satellite images released by the Indian Space Research Organisation showed the rapid rate of subsidence in Joshimath between Dec …

Joshimath: a victim of the Himalayan development model
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath: a victim of the Himalayan development model

The Hindu  

It is now clear that all warnings in the Mishra Committee report almost 50 years back went unheeded in the race to develop Joshimath by successive governments since 2001. But development continued at a rapid pace with heavy construction activities such as initiating small hydro power projects at Tapovan and Rishi Ganga, tunnelling, road widening and mushrooming of buildings with …

In the Same Boat: Not Just Joshimath, These U'khand Towns Also at Risk of 'Sinking', Says Report
1 year, 11 months ago

In the Same Boat: Not Just Joshimath, These U'khand Towns Also at Risk of 'Sinking', Says Report

News 18  

As concerns over a ‘sinking’ Joshimath rise, with 185 families evacuated so far and demolitions of unsafe structures underway, experts stated that it isn’t the only Himalayan town in Uttarakhand that is at risk of sinking. “The villages and townships in the northern part of Uttarakhand are located along the major active thrust zones within the Himalayas and are very …

Joshimath Crisis Updates: NDMA Asks ISRO Not to Share Land Subsidence-related Details Publicly; 223 Families Evacuated
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath Crisis Updates: NDMA Asks ISRO Not to Share Land Subsidence-related Details Publicly; 223 Families Evacuated

News 18  

After Indian Space Research Organisation shared a study stating that Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days, the National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday directed concerned departments to not interact with media or share any data publicly. After Indian Space Research Organisation shared a study stating that Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days, the National Disaster Management Authority on …

Moving step by step: Uttarakhand CM on Joshimath sinking
1 year, 11 months ago

Moving step by step: Uttarakhand CM on Joshimath sinking

India TV News  

Joshimath sinking: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said his government is moving step by step to address the issues of subsidence-hit Joshimath town in Chamoli district. "Our biggest priority now is to provide quick relief to the affected people and evacuate them to safety," he said. The Uttarakhand cabinet announced a slew of measures on Friday to …

Fear and foreboding in Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

Fear and foreboding in Joshimath

The Hindu  

The first thing that Neelam Bhujwan does every morning is to open a window of her two-room rented accommodation to check on a yellow single-storey house barely 300 metres away on the same hill, a little down the slope. Now I see it sinking every day.” The 47-year-old Anganwadi worker has rented a place nearby, so she can keep a …

Joshimath residents to get six-month waiver on power, water bills, says Uttarakhand government
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath residents to get six-month waiver on power, water bills, says Uttarakhand government

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government on Friday waived off power and water bills for disaster-hit residents of Joshimath, the spiritual town affected by land subsidence. The government also froze loan recovery from the town’s residents for the next one year and said two adult members of families whose livelihood has been affected will get wages under MGNREGA. The Cabinet also decided that …

Joshimath weather updates: Rain, snowfall today; cracks may widen further
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath weather updates: Rain, snowfall today; cracks may widen further

Live Mint  

Joshimath weather updates: The people of Joshimath, who are already going through an infinite number of problems after their buildings developed cracks, following land subsidence, are likely to face a much worse situation on Friday, 13 January. As per the latest weather reports, Joshimath is witnessing rainfall and snowfall may also happen in a few hours on 13 January. On …

Families affected by land subsidence in Joshimath being rehabilitated, Uttarakhand government tells Delhi High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Families affected by land subsidence in Joshimath being rehabilitated, Uttarakhand government tells Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government informed the Delhi High Court on Thursday that the State authorities were in the process of rehabilitating families affected due to land subsidence in Joshimath. Uttarakhand made the submission before a Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad that was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee …

Joshimath sinking | Market rate of compensation to be decided with stakeholders’ interest in mind, says CM Dhami
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking | Market rate of compensation to be decided with stakeholders’ interest in mind, says CM Dhami

The Hindu  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on January 12 said a committee would decide the market rate for compensation to be paid to the families affected in Joshimath by keeping in mind the interests of stakeholders. Mr. Dhami said only 20-25% houses in Joshimath were affected by land subsidence and not the whole town -- an impression being wrongly created …

Joshimath sinking: Demolition of hotels halted due to rain, poor light; to resume tomorrow
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking: Demolition of hotels halted due to rain, poor light; to resume tomorrow

India TV News  

Joshimath sinking: The administration halted the demolition of two precariously standing hotels in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand. CM on ground zero to pacify protesters Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said a committee would decide the market rate for compensation to be paid to the families affected in Joshimath by keeping in mind the interests of stakeholders. On …

Joshimath Sinking: What's truth behind allegations over NTPC's tunnel for land subsidence? | Exclusive Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath Sinking: What's truth behind allegations over NTPC's tunnel for land subsidence? | Exclusive Report

India TV News  

Joshimath Sinking: Experts have claimed that the appearance of cracks on roads and houses across Joshimath in Uttarakhand is mainly due to the rampant infrastructure development that is happening in a very fragile ecosystem like Himalayas. A theory is doing rounds about the land subsidence in Joshimath, claiming cracks have appeared in the city due to NTPC's tunnel. In order …

Demolition drive resumes at Joshimath amid protests by locals
1 year, 11 months ago

Demolition drive resumes at Joshimath amid protests by locals

India Today  

The demolition drive in Uttarakhand's 'sinking' town of Joshimath resumed on Thursday, a day after work was stopped by protesting locals. The drive commenced with the demolition of Hotel Malari Inn, which was marked unsafe due to the building developing deeper cracks that nudged it to incline backwards. On Wednesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Puskhar Dhami announced a compensation of Rs …

Uttarakhand chief minister's night stop at Joshimath as rains trigger scare
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand chief minister's night stop at Joshimath as rains trigger scare

India Today  

As cracks continue to widen in the “unsafe” structures in the ‘sinking’ town of Joshimath, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the subsidence-hit town on Wednesday and announced interim relief for the affected. FINANCIAL AID Compensation will be paid out to families in line with the market rate, which will be ascertained after taking all stakeholders into confidence, the …

Uttarakhand govt to conduct studies on carrying capacity of Joshimath, other hill towns: CM Dhami
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand govt to conduct studies on carrying capacity of Joshimath, other hill towns: CM Dhami

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that the state government will conduct studies on the carrying capacity of Joshimath and other hill towns in the state. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addresses a press conference at ITBP camp regarding the gradual sinking of Joshimath, in Chamoli district on Wednesday. Dhami said a total amount of …

Reckless spree: The Hindu Editorial on Joshimath sinking
1 year, 11 months ago

Reckless spree: The Hindu Editorial on Joshimath sinking

The Hindu  

The land subsidence in Joshimath has become emblematic of a geological disaster that has in fact manifested across India, in the neighbourhood of several large resource-extraction projects. Last year, land in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, began to sag shortly after a hydroelectric power project began test runs, calling into question the effects of the Tapovan Vishnugad facility near Joshimath in Uttarakhand. …

Explained | Why is the land sinking in Joshimath?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Why is the land sinking in Joshimath?

The Hindu  

In October 2021, cracks first appeared in a few houses in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town. Geological setting Joshimath’s geological setting, together with the unplanned and rampant construction in and around the town, have resulted in land subsidence. Geologist Navin Juyal, who conducted research on land subsidence in the town in 2022, said that because of the MCT, the area around Joshimath …

Joshimath sinking | Interim relief of ₹1.5 lakh per family, no house demolition: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking | Interim relief of ₹1.5 lakh per family, no house demolition: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government will pay an interim relief of ₹45 crore, amounting to ₹1.5 lakh for each of the 3,000 families living in Joshimath, the Himalayan pilgrim town whose land is sinking, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Wednesday. The interim relief from the government came a day after the residents of Joshimath staged a massive protest when the …

Joshimath not last, many Himalayan towns, villages will sink, warns Expert
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath not last, many Himalayan towns, villages will sink, warns Expert

Live Mint  

Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha on 10 January has warned that Joshimath is not the last town to witness the sinking tragedy and said that many Himalayan towns and villages will sink in the coming years. “This is not the last Joshimath, resilience of Himalayas can’t be tested further, many Himalayan towns and villages will sink in coming years,” he said. Explaining …

Not just Joshimath, THESE places in Uttarakhand at risk of sinking | Details
1 year, 11 months ago

Not just Joshimath, THESE places in Uttarakhand at risk of sinking | Details

India TV News  

As more houses continue to develop cracks in the Joshimath, other towns in Uttarakhand are also at risk of facing a similar situation. List of places at risk of sinking Rudraprayag - Maroda, a village in Rudraparyag district of Uttarakhand is also at risk of facing a similar situation. Some houses in the village have developed cracks due to the …

Anger, fear & tears: Joshimath faces demolition over land subsidence | Top 10
1 year, 11 months ago

Anger, fear & tears: Joshimath faces demolition over land subsidence | Top 10

Hindustan Times  

Locals in Uttarakhand's Joshimath have been compelled to leave their homes - where they have been living for decades - amid deepening concerns over land subsidence in the ecologically sensitive town. The land subsidence has been linked to construction work in the town, which is often frequented by pilgrims on their way to iconic shrines nearby. State Disaster Response Fund …

After Joshimath, cracks appear in houses in Uttarakhand’s Karnprayag; people seek govt help
1 year, 11 months ago

After Joshimath, cracks appear in houses in Uttarakhand’s Karnprayag; people seek govt help

The Hindu  

Cracks appeared at around 50 houses and various minor landslides have taken place at Bahuguna Nagar of Karnprayag. Meanwhile, the District Disaster Management Authority, Chamoli on Monday issued a bulletin related to disaster management in view of landslides happening in the Joshimath area. Under Joshimath city area, 213 rooms have been temporarily identified as habitable, whose capacity has been estimated …

Joshimath ‘land-sinking’: Chief Secretary orders to demolish all dilapidated buildings immediately
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath ‘land-sinking’: Chief Secretary orders to demolish all dilapidated buildings immediately

The Hindu  

Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S.S. Sandhu on Monday ordered the immediate demolition of buildings that have developed cracks and are badly damaged in the alleged land subsidence in Joshimath town. For this, we should plan to demolish the establishments that are damaged badly so that they don’t harm the other nearby buildings,” Mr. Sandhu said during the review meeting at district …

Stop all projects till assessment is done and declare Joshimath situation national calamity, says Congress
1 year, 11 months ago

Stop all projects till assessment is done and declare Joshimath situation national calamity, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday urged the Narendra Modi government to announce the land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national calamity, declare the entire zone as a natural disaster zone and immediately stop all developmental projects. Describing land subsidence as a man-made disaster due to the “unbridled development,” the Congress sought enhanced compensation for those whose homes had been damaged, …

Uttarakhand Congress demands ‘new Joshimath’, blames BJP for calamity
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Congress demands ‘new Joshimath’, blames BJP for calamity

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand Congress on Monday demanded from the centre that a ‘new Joshimath town’ be built nearby and the existing town is to be protected, given its immense religious importance. Former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat visited the affected areas in Joshimath and interacted with the locals Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat and Congress state president Karan …

Joshimath sinking: SDRF carries out rescue operation on a war footing
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking: SDRF carries out rescue operation on a war footing

Hindustan Times  

The state disaster response force paced up relief and rescue efforts to evacuate the residents of Joshimath who are witnessing scenes of panic amid a growing threat from land subsidence in different areas. On the directions of the state government, Himanshu Khurana, district magistrate, Chamoli district on Sunday appointed ‘sector officials’ in all nine wards of the Joshimath who will …

MHA, NDMA secretaries to visit Joshimath today; will review situation
1 year, 11 months ago

MHA, NDMA secretaries to visit Joshimath today; will review situation

Hindustan Times  

The secretaries of border management in the union home affairs ministry and the National Disaster Management Authority will visit ‘sinking zone’ Joshimath, Uttarakhand on Monday. The PMO office further directed the concerned officers from the NDMA, the National Institute of Disaster Management, the Geological Survey of India, the IIT Roorkee, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, the National Institute of …

PMO reviews situation in ‘sinking’ Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

PMO reviews situation in ‘sinking’ Joshimath

The Hindu  

Residents of Joshimath, the Himalayan pilgrim town that appears to be sinking, have blamed major power and road infrastructure projects for their plight, while demanding that the government resettle and give new homes to all those who have lost their properties in the town. A day after Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s visit, residents continued their protest on Sunday as …

Joshimath crisis: Residents of 68 houses deemed to collapse shifted to safe places, says CM
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath crisis: Residents of 68 houses deemed to collapse shifted to safe places, says CM

Hindustan Times  

With several houses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath having developed cracks due to land subsidence, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the residents of 68 houses deemed to be in danger of collapse have been shifted. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami “An area spreading across 600 houses has been earmarked as a danger zone and efforts are underway …

Joshimath: Over 603 buildings develop cracks, 68 families relocated
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath: Over 603 buildings develop cracks, 68 families relocated

Live Mint  

An entire town of around 20,000 population is on the verge of collapse as the houses in Uttrakhand's Joshimath develop yawning cracks. According to experts, National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project has remained the prime cause behind the current situation of Joshimath. Prof. Y P Sundriyal, Head of Department, Geology, HNB Garhwal University, said: "The government has …

Sinking land, cracking homes force many to flee India’s Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

Sinking land, cracking homes force many to flee India’s Joshimath

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds moved to shelters after buildings in the Himalayan town popular with pilgrims and tourists develop cracks due to shifting soil. In recent weeks, cracks have been reported in more than 600 houses in Joshimath, prompting authorities to move residents to safer locations, including hotels and guesthouses, government official Himanshu Khurana said. Such instances are detrimental to Joshimath as they …

Check carrying capacity of Joshimath, install drainage systems: Experts
1 year, 11 months ago

Check carrying capacity of Joshimath, install drainage systems: Experts

Hindustan Times  

Joshimath and its surrounding areas immediately need a drainage system that covers every house, a team of bureaucrats and experts has recommended to check land subsidence that has put several houses in the pilgrim town at risk of collapse. It comprises Garhwal commissioner Sushil Kumar, disaster management secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha, disaster management executive officer Piyush Rautela, National Disaster Response …

Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’, govt focus on evacuation
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’, govt focus on evacuation

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government has declared Joshimath’s all nine municipal wards as “landslide-subsidence zone” under the disaster management act, and started evacuation of residents from these areas, officials said on Sunday. “As per the recommendation of the expert committee, municipal area of Joshimath in Chamoli district has been declared as disaster affected with regard to landslide and land subsidence activities,” Sinha …

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