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The Chief Minister instructed officials that the danger zone should be vacated immediately and the disaster control room should be activated in Joshimath without delay

As several families were forced to relocate after cracks reportedly developed in as many as 561 houses due to land subsidence and high-profile government projects came to a screeching halt amid widespread protests, it is time to look back at the genesis of the problem in Joshimath, now also being ca

Big projects should never have been sanctioned in and around Joshimath without conducting proper studies first, say experts

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will conduct a ground inspection of the land subsidence-affected area in Joshimath on Saturday.

Panic heightened among the residents of Uttarakhand's Joshimath as cracks developed in hundreds of houses and other structures due to the soil shifting in the holy town.Many houses have reached the verge of collapse while a temple here ...

The letter from Chamoli DM to Disaster Management authority of the state said the government will pay ₹ 4,000 to displaced families in the form of rent every month for the next six months.

A total of 561 establishments, in Joshimath, reported cracks that emerged after land subsidence, with 153 establishments reporting cracks in Ravigram ward in Uttarakhand as of now.

Joshimath land sinking: It may be noted that cracks have appeared in as many as 561 houses, hotels and shops of the city, which is said to have been established by Shankaracharya centuries ago, due to frequent landslides.

The Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) organisation has formed a 14-member committee to assess the land subsidence and damages taking place in Joshimath.

The Chamoli district administration on Thursday asked Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to be prepared to s