The National Institute of Hydrology on Wednesday said the profiles of water samples taken from JP colony in Joshimath and NTPC project site are different.
Citing a preliminary report of the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) which studied the water samples of the two places, Secretary Disaster Management Ranjit Kumar Sinha said their profiles are different.
“However, as I said, it is just a preliminary report from which no conclusion should be drawn,” he said.
The NIH’s observation is significant as it comes amid widespread allegations that the crisis in Joshimath was caused by the NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the underground channel burst on January 2 from which water has been flowing constantly was also a result of it.
