Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Land Subsidence in Joshimath (also known as Jyotirmath) is situated in seismic zone 5 and is bordered by the Vaikrita and Munsiari regional thrusts. The area is prone to earthquakes, as the quakes in 1991 and 1999 showed. Joshimath and the adjoining regions have been sinking at an average pace of 6.5 cm (2.5 inches) each year, based to study done on the basis of satellite data from July 2020 to March 2022 by scientists from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun. Their findings are in line with the Joshimath slope's base erosion along the Alaknanda river. The ground subsidence, or sinking of land that has been occurring in this area has recently made headlines. Houses, businesses, and roads all have cracks, and hundreds have been moved to safer locations. The goal of the paper is to draw attention to the issue of environmental concern of Joshimath.