Joshimath Landslide

Joshimath Landslide, About 5.4 cm land sunk in 12 days, ISRO’s report

&NewLine;<p>January 13&comma; 2023 – ISRO has issued a report regarding the Joshimath landslide&semi; it has been told that the land of Joshimath has sunk 5&period;4 cm in 12 days&period; In addition&comma; the National Remote Sensing Center of ISRO released the satellite image&period; In which it is visible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;joshimath2-1-1024x574&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-5726"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption">Pic of Concrete wall Damaged at Joshimath due to sinking<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Satellite images released by ISRO show that the city of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;topics&sol;joshimath-news&sol;">Joshimath<&sol;a> sank 5&period;4 cm between December 27 and January 8&period; Within 12 days&comma; the city went down by 5&period;4 cm&period; ISRO&&num;8217&semi;s report states that the mudslide has also affected the army helipad and Narsingh temple in Joshimath&period; The epicenter of the collapse is located near the Joshimath-Auli road at an altitude of 2180 meters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;joshimath-2-1024x574&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-5727"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption">Pic of House Damaged at Joshimath due to sinking of joshimath<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li>According to this report&comma; the subsidence rate between April and November 2022 was meager&period; During this&comma; Joshimath was sunk up to 9 cm&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Land subsided up to 9 cm within Joshimath city over seven months between April and November 2022&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Massive cracks in buildings and roads&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>About a quarter of the buildings in the city have developed cracks&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;joshimath-3-1024x572&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-5728"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption">IIRS Reported Joshimath is sinking every year<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On the other hand&comma; the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing &lpar;IIRS&rpar; gave the government the report after studying satellite images for about two years&period; It was said that Joshimath is sinking yearly by 6&period;62 cm&comma; i&period;e&period; about 2&period;60 inches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Scientists of IIRS Dehradun studied satellite images of Joshimath and the surrounding area of &ZeroWidthSpace;&ZeroWidthSpace;about six kilometers from July 2020 to March 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;Joshimath-4-1024x574&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-5729"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption">Pics of Collapsed houses at Joshimath<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The study observed the geological changes coming in Joshimath and surrounding areas&period; Recently IIRS released its report&period; In this&comma; it was claimed that Joshimath receives 6&period;62 cm every year&period; Therefore&comma; it is sinking downward at the rate of&period; Its satellite picture has also been released&period; Also&comma; IIRS has released a video that shows the 3-D changes of Joshimath&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wildhawk&period;in&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;joshimath-5-1024x574&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-5730"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption">Joshimath Satellite Based Results<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Not only Joshimath&comma; but landslides are happening in the entire valley&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The video released by IIRS also showed that the landslide is happening in more than just Joshimath city&period; The entire valley is in its grip&period; Its dangerous consequences can be seen in the coming times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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