The panel's "Hydrological investigation report on land subsidence in Joshimath", submitted before the Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday, said that the construction of buildings stopped the flow of spring water.
"Cessation of spring flow increases the pore pressure which ultimately rendered the burst of groundwater in the form of spring in JP residential premises. In nutshell, construction in the spring zone may be the reason for recent land subsidence," the report said.
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