For years, residents in the northern Indian city of Joshimath have complained to local officials that their homes are sinking. Now authorities are being forced to take action, evacuating nearly ...

Residents of Joshimath broke down as they left their homes that have been marked 'unsafe' by the district administration in the wake of the landslide and subsidence. As of now, 678 buildings in ...

Mridula Ramesh is a leading climate and water expert and author of Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It and The Climate Solution Joshimath is sinking. Why?

More than 600 houses in Joshimath, a town of around 20,000 people had been impacted, along with other buildings, roads and fields. Hundreds of people are now living in evacuation camps.

Fresh cracks and subsidence have been reported in Joshimath town, which was already facing gradual sinking of land, with local residents claiming that the ongoing monsoon season has aggravated the ...

Speaking to reporters, CM Dhami recalled that around 20 per cent of Joshimath town was affected by land subsidence in February 2023, resulting in widespread cracks in homes, roads, and buildings.

Uttarakhand's Joshimath saw a rapid sinking of 5.4 cm in just 12 days, according to a report by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Satellite images released by ISRO's National Remote ...

Joshimath, a town in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, is the gateway to pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and a stop for visitors to Auli and the Valley of Flowers. The gateway town ...

One of the primary reasons for Joshimath's current situation is the absence of a building permit system. Had there been risk-based building bylaws in place and existing buildings were in ...