Joshimath, the temple town that was known to be ‘sinking’ for a while, hit a crisis this year due to massive cracks in buildings and roads. Cracks have also started appearing in another city on a slope of 90 km. Locals of Tapovan blamed the project of the National Thermal Power Corporation or NTPC for Joshimath sinking, saying that it has worsened the situation.
Joshimath Sinking Rate
A two-year study by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing has found that Joshimath and its surrounding areas are sinking at a rate of 6.5 centimeters or 2.5 inches per year. The Dehradun-based institute is using satellite data from the area, which sees a lot of tectonic activity and is very sensitive.
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Joshimath has been sinking for years, and the effects are getting even worse with time. Now, it not only affects a particular area but is now even impacting the nearby cities of the Joshimath sinking area.
जोशीमठ नगर अब अंतिम साँस ले रहा है
कितने घर कल बचेंगे पता नहीं, बड़े बुजुर्ग कहते है कि तैयारी के साथ सोएँ नींद में भागना न पड़े 😔
इस हिमालई क्षेत्र की आवाज़ को पूरे देश में पहुँचाएँ 🙏😔 #SaveJoshimath #Joshimath pic.twitter.com/9c13IstncA— Uniyal Bhuwan Chandra (@uniyalbadrinath) January 4, 2023
Recently, people are being evacuated from the worse affected place due to Joshimath. 110 families are moved out of the place. Now the local governing party has started to demolish the properties in the area to avoid casualties. However, the locals are now protesting against them as they said that they didn’t receive any notice before the demolition.
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