Preliminary findings, the entire town of Joshimath may sink, and the Army’s helipad and the Narasimha temple are sensitive zones.
IANS, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) released satellite images of Joshimath, and a preliminary report on land subsidence revealed that the entire town may sink.
The NRSC, based in Hyderabad, has released satellite images of sinking areas. The images were captured by the Cartosat-2S satellite.
The entire town, including the Army’s helipad and the Narasimha temple, has been marked as a sensitive zone in images.
On the basis of the preliminary report from ISRO, the Uttarakhand government is conducting rescue operations in high-risk areas. The government is prioritising the relocation of people in these areas to safer locations.
Joshimath sunk by 8.9 cm between April and November 2022 due to slow land subsidence. However, the intensity of land subsidence increased between December 27, 2022 and January 8, 2023, and the town sank by 5.4 cm in these 12 days.
Satellite images, the Joshimath-Auli road will also collapse due to land subsidence.Satellite images, the Joshimath-Auli road will also collapse due to land subsidence.
