The Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) has identified 54 landslide prone areas along ... Birahi, and Joshimath in Chamoli district, and, Devprayag, Kaudiyala, and Tota Ghati in ...

which are built on the debris of old landslides, are already under natural stress and man-made constructions are adding further stress to the region.” Incidents of land sinking in the Joshimath ...

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 ...

A landslide blocked the vital Tawaghat-Lipulekh road in Uttarakhand's Dharchula, stranding vehicles and cutting off access to three valleys. The BRO swiftly cleared the debris, restoring access ...

Additionally, the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has consistently faced problems related to landslides and flooding. Atul Sati, convenor of the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, told The New ...

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management ... such as the massive land subsidence in Jyotirmath (previously Joshimath). Once completed, the model will help create a framework ...

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday ordered ... mining activities had damaged homes and exacerbated the risk of landslides in the region. A bench of Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Manoj ...

In the roughly 50 landslide incidents ... five times between Chamoli and Joshimath. Following landslides in surrounding regions, over 300 highways in Uttarakhand, including the Yamunotri National ...

Resident of Joshimath town in Uttarakhand broke down as they left their homes that have been marked ‘unsafe’ by the district administration in the wake of the landslide and subsidies.