Joshimath

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Joshimath’s Economy Suffers Blow As Tourist Numbers Dwindle

In January 2023, hundreds of houses in the pilgrimage town of Joshimath developed fissures due to sinking of the land.…

2 months ago
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U’khand Faces Tunnelling Disasters As Norms Are Ignored

In the early morning of 12 November 2023, a 57 metre wide section of an under-construction road tunnel in Uttarakhand…

3 months ago
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Rethinking Infrastructure Development In The Himalayas

The Himalayan region has seen several extreme weather events and disasters this year. Experts have repeatedly raised concern about the…

4 months ago
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There Is A Mountain Of Studies But Joshimath Is Still Sinking

As soon as reports of cracks developing in houses started pouring in from Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, in early January, the…

10 months ago
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Sinking Himalayas: Why Geologists In Sikkim Fear Joshimath-Like Disasters

After the natural disaster in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, geologists and activists working on environmental protection in Sikkim are a worried lot. Like…

11 months ago
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Joshimath Residents Return Home, 4 Months After Sinking Crisis

“We had to come to our homes many times in a day from the relief camp we were staying at…

11 months ago
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Joshimath Yet To See Enough Steps To Address Land Subsidence

Nearly four months since Joshimath made headlines as the "sinking town", the gateway to Himalayan pilgrimage sites is yet to…

1 year ago
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Joshimath-Like Crisis: Villagers Protest Against Hydel Project

Source: PTI Residents of 14 villages of Darma valley in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh have risen in protest against a proposed 165…

1 year ago
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The Hidden Waters Of The Himalayas Are Key To Mitigating Disasters

Within weeks of the partial evacuation of Joshimath, an ancient pilgrim town in Uttarakhand, northern India, land started to sink…

1 year ago
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Land Subsidence In Joshimath Shatters Many Business Dreams

(Source: PTI) The hotel owner, the shopkeeper, the laundry owner, the roadside vendor... Hundreds of people watch in dismay as…

1 year ago
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Joshimath Sinking: Anatomy Of A Himalayan Disaster In The Making

(Source: PTI) Joshimath is a town on the edge. It’s the very precipice for thousands of people, despairing as the…

1 year ago
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Explained: How A Satellite Tech Helped Detect Joshimath Sinking

(Source: PTI) The PSInSAR satellite technique used to observe the gradual sinking of Uttarakhand's Joshimath town is a powerful remote…

1 year ago
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Joshimath: Fears Heighten As Satellite Images Show Town Sinking

Concerns over land subsidence in Joshimath mounted on Friday as satellite images released by ISRO showed the Himalayan town sank…

1 year ago
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Geophysical Scientists To Study Issue Of Land Subsidence In Joshimath

(Source: PTI) A team of experts from CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) will be leaving for Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which…

1 year ago
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Fragile, Forsaken: Lessons From Joshimath

The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live in and hitherto, 600 families…

1 year ago
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Joshimath, A Disaster Of Ignored Warnings

Residents of the ancient pilgrim town of Joshimath were forced to flee their homes in the freezing weather of January…

1 year ago
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Stop All New Projects In Uttarakhand: Congress

(Source: PTI) The Congress on Monday demanded that the land subsidence situation in Uttarakhand's Joshimath should be declared a national…

1 year ago

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