The land sinking in the villages started on Friday, damaging nearly 16 houses and three of them developed cracks on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The sinking of the power transmission network has snapped the...
As many as 25-28 buildings of the Army have developed minor cracks and soldiers have been relocated from Joshimath. If needed they would be permanently relocated to Auli.
Cracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites, including Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, and the international skiing destination Auli.