In Pics | 600 families to be evacuated amid Joshimath sinking incident
Alleging that the Himalayan region is being ruined systematically in the name of development, the Shankaracharya said the life of thousands of people in the border town is in danger.
"We are also working on short and long-term plans to address the situation in Joshimath," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
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The going down of the Himalayan rivers and heavy rainfall which is characteristic of the area beside the flashfloods in the Rishiganga and Dhauliganga rivers last year may also have worsened the situation, according to the director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Kalachand Sain.
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Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar and Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha started the door-to-door survey in Joshimath. (Image: ANI)
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All construction activities in and around Joshimath in Uttarakhand Chamoli District have been halted in the wake of cracks that have appeared in buildings in the town due to land subsidence, District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said on Saturday. (Image: ANI)
!["We are also working on short and long-term plans to address the situation in Joshimath," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2023/01/Untitled-design-32.png ""We are also working on short and long-term plans to address the situation in Joshimath," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.")
