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JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community.

Joshimaths future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed by the Indian prime ministers political party to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand, the holy towns home state.

For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath have watched the earth slowly swallow their community.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami approved Rs 3.25 crore for the implementation of various development schemes in the state.

CM Dhami has approved a budget of Rs 36.02 lakh for the beautification of Gujrukot Haruhit temple and Rs 34.40 lakh for Devi Mandir Deghat

For months, residents in Joshimath, a holy town burrowed high up in India’s Himalayan mountains, have seen their homes slowly sink. They pleaded for help, but it never arrived. In January however, their town made national headlines. Big, deep cracks had emerged in over 860 homes, making them unlivable. Roads were split with crevices and multi-storied hotels slumped to one side. Authorities declared it a disaster zone and came in on bulldozers, razing down whole parts of a town that had become ...

‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future | 2023-02-27 13:28:34

For months, residents in Joshimath, a holy town burrowed high up in Indias Himalayan mountains, have seen their homes slowly sink.

For months, residents in Joshimath, a holy town burrowed high up in India’s Himalayan mountains, have seen their homes slowly sink. They pleaded for help, but it never arrived. In January however, their town made national headlines. Big, deep cracks had emerged in over 860 homes, making them unlivable. Roads were split with crevices and multi-storied hotels slumped to one side. Authorities declared it a disaster zone and came in on bulldozers, razing down whole parts of a town that had become ...

JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire. They closed their eyes and chanted in Sanskrit, hoping their prayers would somehow turn back time and save their holy — and sinking — town.