Which towns in Uttarakhand are next in line after Joshimath?
Karnaprayag, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Pauri and Gopeshwar can suffer a fate similar to Joshimath, scientists have warned
ISRO Report: Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days
The pictures were taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite
DTE Coverage: Why is Joshimath sinking?
A report by eight agencies looking into the causes of landslides in Joshimath was made public after eight months
Simply Put: Joshimath, the tilted town
Simply Put: Tourist and local
Simply Put: India’s ‘Land of Gods’ is sinking
Himalayan plunder: Stop excessive, aggressive development
Incidents such as Joshimath subsidence will continue to occur if policy approaches do not change
SC declines to designate Joshimath crisis a national disaster; redirects petitioner to HC
On January 10, the court had said that everything important need not come to it
Simply Put: Joshimath Rehabilitation
After Joshimath, what?
A series of 7 columns on various issues affecting the Indian portion of the Himalayas in the light of the Joshimath disaster
Himalayan plunder: Certain towns at greater risk
While the entire Himalayan region is fragile, the zones that receive snow and rain are the most unstable
Simply Put: Joshimath gag order
Simply Put: The brighter side of things
Joshimath dispatch: Afraid to report cracks in homes, locals protesting demolition of hotels say
Joshimath locals claim they have been stopped from entering their houses; demand clarity and transparency in compensation
Joshimath, a well-engineered calamity
Sinking of the Himalayan town shows we have completely lost the ability to plan keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of fragile areas
Governments shouldn’t start massive projects in hills without consulting experts, local people
If Joshimath can sink due to the weight of houses and people, what about cutting mountains with explosives
Himalayan Plunder: Balanced tourism critical
Promoting tourism in the Himalayas should not come at the cost of the region’s environment and ecology
Doda land subsidence: Improper drainage system among main causes, say geologists
Several houses in Ramban district, which borders Doda, have also developed cracks
Himalayan plunder: How hydropower projects in the hills have increased disasters there
There has been a mushrooming of hydroprojects in the Himalayas despite the fact that they are prone to landslides and earthquakes
Infographic: Himalayan blunders
Haphazard infrastructure development has made the fragile Himalayas even more vulnerable
Himalayan plunder: Save the springs of the region
Drying up of the important water sources will have a profound impact on people and the ecosystem
Joshimath evacuees return to their unsafe & damaged homes even as rehabilitation policy non-existent after 16 months
They say they have not been given enough compensation to restart their lives; work for stabilisation of Joshimath has also not started
Ravi Chopra on Joshimath: ‘Nature has decided that enough is enough’
Veteran environmentalist spoke to Down To Earth about the ongoing disaster in Uttarakhand
Joshimath sinking: Land subsidence worsened due to stopping flow of water, suggests NIH
Part 5: The Roorkee institute has advised making channels for the flow of water in cities situated in mountains
Joshimath sinking: Did micro earthquakes lead to subsidence?
Part 1: Report by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology finds very small seismic activities as contributing factor