In Pics | 600 families to be evacuated amid Joshimath sinking incident

"We are also working on short and long-term plans to address the situation in Joshimath," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.

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.

Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar and Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha started the door-to-door survey in Joshimath. (Image: ANI)

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.
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