Officials say the land is slowly sinking in Joshimath, a town of 20,000 people ... More than 1,300 people lost their lives in just five adverse events - quakes and landslides- between 1880 and ...

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 ...

The problem of subsidence goes back decades - in 1976, a government committee had flagged the risks of land sinking in Joshimath after residents complained of cracks in their houses. In its report ...

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 ...

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.

They closed their eyes and chanted in Sanskrit, hoping their prayers would somehow turn back time and save their holy - and sinking - town. For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath ...

Joshimath has been declared a 'sinking zone' in the wake of continuing land subsidence. As there are several homes and roads developing cracks over the last few days, driving residents outdoors ...

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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 has been divided into four zones - 'red, black, yellow and green', based on the magnitude of danger from land subsidence or the sinking or settling of the ground surface. Population And ...

Residents of Joshimath, a sacred town in Uttarakhand, have become alarmed after noticing fissures in the town's houses and roadways, which they described as the town gradually sinking. Joshimath ...

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. 8.