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 ...

ISRO releases images of land subsidence in the sinking town of Joshimath ISRO report on Joshimath: A report by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Joshimath’s land subsidence has ...

A sinking Himalayan town is highlighting the dangers posed to the region and the fragile ecology of the mountain range disturbed by a proliferation of dams, roads and military sites near the ...

Farmer Shiv Lal barely slept this week, overcome by worry about the deep cracks scarring his land and hundreds of other homes and buildings in a sinking town in India’s Himalayas. On Jan. 2 and 3, Lal ...

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.

New Delhi: After Uttarakhand's Joshimath, it's Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban which is facing the land subsidence crisis. Due to the sinking land in the area, more than 50 houses have been damaged ...

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.