Joshimath sank 5.4cm in 12 days

Images released by ISRO satellite

Joshimath (UP) – Images released by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) showed that Joshimath had sank 5.4cm in 12 days. The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO has released satellite images of Joshimath, Uttarakhand and a preliminary report on land subsidence which estimated that the entire Joshimath may sink.

Analysis of satellite imagery from Indian and foreign sources has revealed that the extent of 'sinkage' at the #Joshimath town in India's Uttarakhand was a total of 14 cm, over a total time period of 9 months

(Report by @sdhrthmp)https://t.co/pWtgcUjLbZ

— WION (@WIONews) January 13, 2023

According to the report, land subsidence was slow between April to November 2022, during which the town had sunk by 8.9 cm. But between 27th December 2022, and 8th January 2023, the intensity of land subsidence increased at a rapid pace, and the town sank by 5.4 cm in just 12 days.