The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has made a shocking disclosure about Joshimath. According to the ISRO report, 5.4 cm land has sunk in Joshimath in just 12 days. ISRO has also released satellite images of Joshimath, according to which, between December 27 and January 8, the land of Joshimath has gone down by 5.4 cm. The report states that the incident began on January 2, 2022.
ISRO has said in its report that the rate of land subsidence between April and November 2022 was very less. During this, Joshimath went down nine centimeters. ISRO has said that the Crown of the Subsidence is located near the Joshimath-Auli road at an altitude of 2180 metres. It has come to know that due to land subsidence, the Joshimath-Auli road is also going to collapse. ISRO has marked the army helipad in Joshimath and the entire town including the Narasimha temple as sensitive areas in images captured by the Cartosat-2S satellite.
Joshimath sinking 2.60 inches every year
Apart from ISRO, the Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) has also submitted a report to the government. According to this, Joshimath is sinking every year by 6.62 cm which is about 2.60 inches. IIRS has prepared this report after studying satellite images for about two years. Scientists of IIRS Dehradun studied satellite images of Joshimath and surrounding area of about six kilometers from July 2020 to March 2022.
Geological changes coming in Joshimath
The geological changes taking place in Joshimath and its surrounding areas were seen in the report. Recently IIRS has released its report. In this it was claimed that Joshimath receives 6.62 cm every year. It is sinking downwards at the rate of . Its satellite picture has also been released. Also IIRS has released a video, in which 3-D changes of Joshimath have been shown.
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