309 landslides on 247-km stretch between Rishikesh and Joshimath last year: Study
Joshimath town, which according to ISRO sank by 5.4 cm in just 12 days, is looked at as one of the worst ecological disasters in India’s history. As an analysis of the situation highlighted faulty decisions, warnings ignored and rampant development work on the fragile ecology, a new study by Indian and foreign scientists claimed that around 309 landslides were identified on the 247-km road between Rishikesh and Joshimath last year, The Times of India reported.
The study that appeared in a peer reviewed journal, ‘Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences’, shows an average of 1.25 landslides per km at the 247-km stretch between Joshimath and Rishikesh.
