The National Remote Sensing Center (NSRC) of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has released satellite images of the city of Joshimath, Uttarakhand, which reveal a preliminary land subsidence analysis that indicates that the entire city is in danger of completely sinking.

• The images have been captured by the Cartosat-2S satellite, and the NRSC, situated in Hyderabad, has published satellite photos of the sinking areas.
• This is a very serious situation and the government of Uttarakhand is taking necessary steps to tackle this issue.