Joshimath land subsidence

Joshimath crisis: Prefabricated houses migrating families under construction

The Central Building Research Institution (CBRI), Roorkee, has begun work on temporary rehabilitation, pre-fabricated houses for affected families migrating from Uttarakhand's Joshimath due to land subsidence, the government announced on Monday. "The CBRI has started the construction work of 1 BHK, 2 BHK and 3 BHK model prototype prefabricated shelters...

Joshimath may fully sink; ISRO satellite image shows subsidence

In just 12 days, Joshimath in Uttarakhand sank 5.4 centimetres, according to a survey by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).The National Remote Sensing Center of ISRO has released satellite photographs that reveal the town dropped 5.4 cm between December 27 and January 8. According to the article, which quoted...