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Joshimath, surrounding areas sink by 2.5 inch every year, finds study

Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Remote Sensing used satellite images collected between July 2020 and March 2022 to find that the entire region is gradually sinking

Cracks appeared in an area due to landslides, in Joshimath on Saturday.
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Cracks appeared in an area due to landslides, in Joshimath.

BS Web Team New Delhi
According to two-year research done by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Joshimath and the surrounding areas have been sinking at a pace of 6.5 cm or 2.5 inches each year, reported NDTV.

The Dehradun-based institute has been studying satellite photographs taken between July 2020 and March 2022 of the region, which is particularly sensitive and experiences a lot of tectonic activity.

Joshimath, a temple town that had been dubbed "sinking" for a while, hit a crisis point last year when huge fissures started to appear in its structures and roads. Another village 90 kilometres downstream has also begun to