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With land subsidence continuing at Joshimath town of Uttarakhand, the district administration on Monday said basic facilities at relief camps set up for the affected people were being constantly inspected.

A local environmental activist blamed the irreparable damage to several tunnels and hydropower projects in and around Joshimath.

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the petitioner, who moved a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for direction to the Centre to constitute a high power joint committee in the chairmanship of retired Justice of High Court to look into the sinking of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, to check whether any similar plea has been moved in Supreme Court also.

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, a seer from Joshimath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, said on Monday he would file a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday, highlighting the plight of civilians in the wake of the land subsidence in the holy town and seeking its intervention in the matter.

Joshimath has been declared a inking zone in the wake of continuing land subsidence, with several homes and roads developing cracks over the last few days, d

Uttarakhand's "sinking" town Joshimath has been declared disaster-prone after cracks appeared in homes and roads, forcing authorities to evacuate scores of families.

With the prevailing situation in Joshimath grim in the wake of the land subsidence incident, the Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said all dangerous buildings in the holy town have been marked with a red X symbol. Joshimath Land Subsidence: ‘Unfit for Living’ Buildings Painted With Red X Symbol.

Joshimath Land Sinking: The district administration on Monday said basic facilities at relief camps set up for the affected people were being constantly inspected. State’s CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has once again assured all possible help to people in Joshimath. According to the Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority, 603 buildings in Joshimath town have developed cracks so far.

Joshimath land sinking: According to the Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority, 603 buildings in Joshimath town have developed cracks so far. A total of 68 families have been `temporarily` displaced, officials said.

There are BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttarakhand but neither is bothered about the city and its people, says ” Swami Avimukteshwaranand