Officials say the land is slowly sinking in Joshimath ... the mountainous state of Uttarakhand - where Joshimath is located - offers a "fragile landscape", geologists say. The state has a long ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joshimath (Uttarakhand), Jan 09 (ANI): DM of Chamoli ... Joshimath has been declared a 'sinking zone' in the wake of continuing land subsidence. As there are several homes and roads developing ...

Joshimath, The authorities on Tuesday started the demolition process of two hotels -- Malari Inn and Mount View -- which have leaned towards each other due to the sinking in Uttarakhand's Joshimath.

Joshimath town is seen along side snow capped mountains, in India's Himalayan mountain state of Uttarakhand ... back time and save their holy - and sinking - town. For months, the roughly 20,000 ...

has directed the Uttarakhand chief secretary to submit an affidavit within six weeks outlining concrete actions taken to address the aftermath of land subsidence in Joshimath last year.

Population And Infrastructure Were Identified As "Root Causes" of Sinking Joshimath Fragility of the ... Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said. The Uttarakhand government announced relief packages ...

Incidents of land sinking in the Joshimath area were ... Joshimath town in the 12 days up to Jan. 8. Resident of Joshimath town in Uttarakhand broke down as they left their homes that have been ...

occasional heavy rainfalls and seismic activities and rising construction work has caused the sinking. Experts have warned for decades that Joshimath is not capable to handle the construction ...