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Keep close watch on Joshimath situation during rain, CM Dhami tells officials
1 year, 8 months ago

Keep close watch on Joshimath situation during rain, CM Dhami tells officials

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday evening instructed officials concerned to keep a close eye on the Joshimath situation during rains amid apprehensions that weather can aggravate the land subsidence problem in the holy town. Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a meeting with officials at the disaster management centre at the state secretariat in Dehradun on Friday. Early …

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Badrinath highway develops cracks amid Joshimath crisis
1 year, 11 months ago

Badrinath highway develops cracks amid Joshimath crisis

Hindustan Times  

Cracks measuring one-to-two metres have developed on the Badrinath national highway in Joshimath, where expanding fissures in hundreds of residential and commercial buildings amid land subsidence have triggered panic and forced the relocation of hundreds of families. District authorities, however, said the cracks aren’t “a cause of concern” and will be repaired before the annual pilgrimage to Badrinath, which usually …

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Badrinath Yatra likely to be regulated in aftermath of Joshimath disaster
1 year, 11 months ago

Badrinath Yatra likely to be regulated in aftermath of Joshimath disaster

Hindustan Times  

This year’s Badrinath Dham Yatra may be regulated in the wake of the land subsidence of the highway at Joshimath, officials said on Sunday. Secretary, disaster management, Ranjit Kumar Sinha told HT that the local administration is keeping a close watch on the land subsidence of the highway and the road will be repaired before the upcoming yatra season. On …

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Uttarkhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat speaks to ISRO over Joshimath sinking report
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarkhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat speaks to ISRO over Joshimath sinking report

The Hindu  

A report released by the National Remote Sensing Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation on its website revealed that the revered Joshimath town sank -5.4 cm in a period of just 12 days. The central part of Joshimath town, army helipad and Narsingh Mandir — the winter seat of Lord Badrinath — have been witnessing rapid subsidence, the images …

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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 …

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Geophysical scientists from Hyderabad to study land subsidence issue in Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

Geophysical scientists from Hyderabad to study land subsidence issue in Joshimath

The Hindu  

A team of experts from CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute will be leaving for Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which witnessed land subsidence recently, to conduct subsurface physical mapping of the affected town, a senior scientist has said. 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 …

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‘Messing with our environment’: Experts on why Joshimath is sinking
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Messing with our environment’: Experts on why Joshimath is sinking

Hindustan Times  

Land subsidence in Joshimath is primarily due to the National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project and is a very grave reminder that people are messing up with the environment to an extent that is irreversible, experts said on Sunday. They said rampant infrastructure development without a plan is making the fragile Himalayan ecosystem even more vulnerable to …

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Rahul Gandhi expresses concern over Joshimath situation
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi expresses concern over Joshimath situation

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over the plight of people in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, where cracks have appeared in hundreds of houses, and asked the State government to take care of the affected populace and ensure their safety in this cold weather. "Going against nature by continuous digging and unplanned construction on the mountains has led to the …

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Joshimath sinking: 200 people evacuated as houses develop cracks, choppers ready
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking: 200 people evacuated as houses develop cracks, choppers ready

Live Mint  

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the the ‘sinking’ Himalayan town of Joshimath in recent days as houses and roads develop cracks due to land subsidence. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the area on Saturday to take stock of the situation, contending that the administration's first priority was ‘to rescue everyone safely and make necessary arrangements to …

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