Why’s the earth cracking in Joshimath, rising human-nature conflict, fragility, science, commonsense
#Johimath
Joshimath, a precariously located & small town in Uttarakhand, has been declared a land subsidence zone. Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the possible causes of why earth is cracking in Joshimath, the human-nature conflict, geology, geography & geodynamics of the region, in episode 1,1150 of ‘Cut the Clutter’.
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Read ‘Why is Joshimath sinking? ‘Construction on unstable land, poor drainage, deforestation’ here: https://theprint.in/environment/why-is-joshimath-sinking-construction-on-unstable-land-poor-drainage-deforestation/1306070/
Read Harsh Vats tweet here: https://twitter.com/harshvatsa7/status/1612640617879805953?s=12&t=EVj7xmVYZNJ1pKQ0fp0IVQ
https://twitter.com/harshvatsa7/status/1612640617879805953?s=12&t=EVj7xmVYZNJ1pKQ0fp0IVQ
Read ‘Ground subsidence: A silent disaster in Himalaya’ by
Piyoosh Rautela here: https://dmmc.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/Current_Science_Joshimath.pdf
Read Disaster looms large over Joshimath here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piyoosh-Rautela/publication/238413571_Ground_subsidence_A_silent_disaster_in_Himalaya/links/5875bded08ae8fce49282742/Ground-subsidence-A-silent-disaster-in-Himalaya.pdf?origin=publication_detail
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