Joshimath Sinking: The people of Joshimath district in Uttarakhand state of the country called Devbhoomi are facing a crisis. These days the incidents of mountain collapse are coming to the fore, due to which cracks have appeared in the houses of the people. Through this article, let us know what could be the reason for sinking.
Joshimath Sinking: Joshimath, a religious town situated in the mountains of Uttarakhand, has been sinking for the past several days. Due to this, the people here are facing a crisis. The situation is such that hundreds of houses have developed cracks. Many people have left their homes due to fear and have come onto the streets. At the same time, construction activities have also been banned in the entire city. In such a situation, the people here were afraid that the whole mountain might collapse. In such a situation, through this article, we will know what could be the reason for the collapse of the mountain and why this city has so much religious importance.
Road subsidence and cracks in houses
In Joshimath, several roads have caved in for the past few days. Not only this, but cracks have also appeared in hundreds of houses built here. Because of this people have left their houses and taken place on the road. Some people are on the streets with torches in their hands asking for help from the government to get out of the crisis. Given the recent incident, construction activities have come to a complete halt here. Not only this, the rope-way made for the movement of people has also been closed.
The voices coming from under the ground are scaring people
These days in Joshimath, the voices coming from under the ground are scaring the people. According to media reports, people are hearing sounds of the earth sliding intermittently from under the ground in their homes, hearing which they are worried about their families. Not only this, but big cracks have also appeared in the walls of some houses.
Recently in JP Marwari Colony, people's problems have increased due to the water coming out from the rock blast. Because of this people are now moving towards a safer place. Along with this, cracks have also been seen on the highways here.
The reasons
According to some media reports, the city of Joshimath is situated on a landslide that occurred in the east. Because of this, its rocks are slipping. At the same time, some experts also say that due to the lack of complete drainage of water, the rocks here are slipping. Along with this, soil erosion in Alaknanda is also said to be responsible for this. However, teams of other experts including IIT Roorkee and Wadia Institute are being given responsibility for the investigation here.
Religious History of Joshimath
Joshimath situated in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand has a religious history. This is the reason why it is also called a religious city. It is a small town, which also has another name Jyotirmath. Let us tell you that this religious and cultural city is also called the gate of Badrinath. The history of this city is said to be about 1500 years old. Adi Shankaracharya attained enlightenment in Joshimath in the 8th century. He established the first of the four monasteries here.
