Slow subsidence up to 9 cm is recorded in Joshimath town over a period of seven months, between April and November 2022, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) satellite-based report. National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO said several reports over the last few days highlighted the subsidence occurring in Joshimath. ISRO, in its observation, said, "Slow subsidence up to 9 cm within the Joshimath town is recorded over a period of 7 months, between April and November 2022. Between December 27, 2022, and January 8, 2023 a rapid subsidence event was triggered. "The region subsided around 5 cm within a span of a few days and the real extent of subsidence has also increased. But it is confined to the central part of Joshimath town,” said the space agency of India.
Published 14 January 2023, 06:38 IST