The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released satellite images of Joshimath and a preliminary report on land subsidence which shows that the entire town may sink.
As per the ISRO report, slow subsidence of 8.9 cm was recorded over a period of seven months at Joshimath. While the rapid subsidence of 5.4 cm happened over a period of 12 days.
Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand High Court asked the state government to formulate a robust plan for subsidence-hit Joshimath town in Chamoli district.
On Thursday, the demolition of two hotels started; however, it was again halted due to bad weather. The demolition was previously halted due to local and resident protests. The officials said that the Malari Inn and Mount View Hotel would be demolished as their existence is dangerous, and no other houses will be demolished for now.
Teams of researchers are visiting the town to investigate the sinking of Joshimath.