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The town of Joshimath, India 🇮🇳 is sinking as a result of past and current actions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/himalayan-town-sinking-climate-change-9.6984763
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La ville de Joshimath, Inde 🇮🇳 est en train de s’affaisser à cause d’actions passées et présentes -
The town of Joshimath, India 🇮🇳 is sinking as a result of past and current actions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/himalayan-town-sinking-climate-change-9.6984763
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La ville de Joshimath, Inde 🇮🇳 est en train de s’affaisser à cause d’actions passées et présentes -
जोशीमठ आपदा : थोड़ी सी बारिश होने पर जोशीमठ निवासी थर्रा जाते है।
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/uk_land_slide_disaster_still_haunts_people_joshimath
#uttarakhand #dehradun #india #press #news #joshimath #population #hills #mountains #soilerosion
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String of disasters in Himalayas should prompt urgent reconsideration of big infrastructure projects
The development strategy for the Himalayas should take into consideration the vulnerability of the region and the need for environment protection.
#himalayas #uttarakhand #InfrastructureProjects #environment #CharDhamProject #joshimath #ExtremeWeatherEvents #ClimateChange #india
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String of disasters in Himalayas should prompt urgent reconsideration of big infrastructure projects
The development strategy for the Himalayas should take into consideration the vulnerability of the region and the need for environment protection.
#himalayas #uttarakhand #InfrastructureProjects #environment #CharDhamProject #joshimath #ExtremeWeatherEvents #ClimateChange #india
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Hydro projects can get in-principle clearance before impact study: Govt to states
To be sure, the 2013 order said results of cumulative impact and carrying capacity studies will be considered while considering environment and forest clearance.
#himalayas #HydroProjects #UnionGovt #joshimath #uttarakhand #ExtremeWeatherEvents #ClimateDisasters #environment #EnvironmentalImpact #india
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Hydro projects can get in-principle clearance before impact study: Govt to states
To be sure, the 2013 order said results of cumulative impact and carrying capacity studies will be considered while considering environment and forest clearance.
#himalayas #HydroProjects #UnionGovt #joshimath #uttarakhand #ExtremeWeatherEvents #ClimateDisasters #environment #EnvironmentalImpact #india
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Muslims In Badrinath Told To Offer Namaz 40 km Away On Eid
The minority community residing in Badrinath mostly consists of migrant labourers working on reconstruction projects at the Himalayan temple.
#uttarakhand #badrinath #joshimath #eid #bakrid #muslims #hindutva #temples #ReligiousFreedom #BJP #india
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/muslims-in-badrinath-told-to-offer-namaz-40-km-away-on-eid-4159933
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Scarred for life: the #Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion
The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of #Uttarakhand, with buildings in #Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Mon 20 Mar 2023
"Joshimath sits 6,000ft up in the Indian high Himalayas, a mountain range steeped in spiritual meaning for Hindus who believe it is the abode of the gods. Nanda Devi, a peak visible from a point above the town, is said to be a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Parvati. The town is close to one of the most sacred Hindu shrines of the Himalayas, Badrinath temple, where millions of salvation-seeking pilgrims travel every year.
"As far back as 1976, scientists cautioned that any heavy construction, tunnelling or disturbance of the Joshimath slope could have serious consequences. The warnings were ignored, and an unregulated sprawl of homes, multistorey hotels, shops and restaurants was allowed to spring up along the mountainside. #Trees, which stabilised the ground, were cut down and drainage was neglected.
"The allegation now being investigated by independent geologists is that the cracks caused by boring and blasting the tunnel have spread deep into the mountain. As a result, the water that gushed into the tunnel after the 2021 disaster, and other disrupted water flows caused by construction, is now seeping through these cracks and destabilising the slope where Joshimath stands."
#Overdevelopment #Exploitation #MotherEarth #Capitalism #EnviromentalCatastrophe #EnvironmentalRacism
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Scarred for life: the #Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion
The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of #Uttarakhand, with buildings in #Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Mon 20 Mar 2023
"Joshimath sits 6,000ft up in the Indian high Himalayas, a mountain range steeped in spiritual meaning for Hindus who believe it is the abode of the gods. Nanda Devi, a peak visible from a point above the town, is said to be a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Parvati. The town is close to one of the most sacred Hindu shrines of the Himalayas, Badrinath temple, where millions of salvation-seeking pilgrims travel every year.
"As far back as 1976, scientists cautioned that any heavy construction, tunnelling or disturbance of the Joshimath slope could have serious consequences. The warnings were ignored, and an unregulated sprawl of homes, multistorey hotels, shops and restaurants was allowed to spring up along the mountainside. #Trees, which stabilised the ground, were cut down and drainage was neglected.
"The allegation now being investigated by independent geologists is that the cracks caused by boring and blasting the tunnel have spread deep into the mountain. As a result, the water that gushed into the tunnel after the 2021 disaster, and other disrupted water flows caused by construction, is now seeping through these cracks and destabilising the slope where Joshimath stands."
#Overdevelopment #Exploitation #MotherEarth #Capitalism #EnviromentalCatastrophe #EnvironmentalRacism
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💧 "Stability has always been something of a human illusion, given our short lifespans compared with the timescale at which #geological events happen."
✍️ Our Managing Editor for South Asia, @omairahmad, explains why a deeper understanding of #rivers, #aquifers and #permafrost in the #Himalayas is needed in order to to avoid a repeat of the recent #Joshimath disaster.
🔎 Read here:
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"The crown of the subsidence is located near Joshimath-Auli road at a height of 2180 m," NRSC said, adding that subsidence was limited to the central part of Joshimath town
#NRSC #Joshimath
https://www.boomlive.in/news/joshimath-rapid-land-subsidence-isro-satellite-images-uttarakhand-20724?utm_medium=Social__TW_Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1673689595-1 -
"The crown of the subsidence is located near Joshimath-Auli road at a height of 2180 m," NRSC said, adding that subsidence was limited to the central part of Joshimath town
#NRSC #Joshimath
https://www.boomlive.in/news/joshimath-rapid-land-subsidence-isro-satellite-images-uttarakhand-20724?utm_medium=Social__TW_Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1673621221 -
The National Remote Sensing Centre of #ISRO has released satellite images of #Joshimath in Uttarakhand showing rapid subsidence of the area. Between December 27, 2022 and January 8, 2023, the town sank 5.4 cm
#NRSC
https://www.boomlive.in/news/joshimath-rapid-land-subsidence-isro-satellite-images-uttarakhand-20724?utm_medium=Social__TW_Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1673593481