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In the last 12 days, Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has given 5.4 centimeters—within 24 hours of this report, all government agencies, including the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), have been asked to shut their mouths. On Saturday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in a letter asked all concerned government agencies not to share any information related to the Uttarakhand landslides to any media or social media. No one should say anything about this to anyone. Because, as a result of this confusion is created in the public mind.
This order has been given as per the order of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In the letter of NDMA, it is indicated that, in the meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, there was a detailed discussion on this issue last Thursday.
Obviously, the landslides in Joshimath and adjoining areas are embarrassing and ironic to the government. Hence the ban. Environmentalists continue to blame the unaccounted development projects of various government agencies as the reason for the landslides.
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ISRO's satellite images clearly show Joshimath's gradual decline. Satellite images and related reports show that between December 27, 2022 and January 8, 2023, Joshimath subsided by 5.4 cm. On January 2, a large-scale landslide occurred there. According to ISRO scientists, from April to November last year, Joshimath began to drift little by little.
The central government was shaken after ISRO's report and satellite images became public. Environmentalists have blamed the central government's various hydropower projects and widening of four-lane roads and rampant urbanization for this disaster in the Himalayas. Because, while doing this, the mountain and its interior are constantly being blasted, countless trees are being cut down. Apart from environmentalists, the residents of Joshimath are blaming the Tapoban-Bishnugarh hydropower project. The central government is embarrassed by this. However, NTPC, the developer of the project, has refused to take responsibility. Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of BJP-ruled Uttarakhand, however, said that whether NTPC is responsible for the disaster will be investigated.
Seeing that the public opinion is going against this letter of the NDMA on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry. It is said that different government agencies are giving different information about this disaster. Talking to the media. Explaining themselves about the situation. It is not only the residents of Joshimath, but the whole country is causing confusion. According to the letter, the government has formed an expert team to look into the situation at Joshimath. No government agency, including ISRO, should speak to the media before the submission of that report.
Landslides continue to occur in Joshimath and other nearby areas. The military camp there was not spared from this disaster. Many troops have been shifted. About 1,000 houses and other structures in Joshimath have been identified as dangerous. The government has arranged for the rehabilitation of the endangered.
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