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Joshimath’s future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: Joshimath is sinking gradually with huge cracks developing in houses, on roads and fields.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking the court's intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand's subsidence-hit Joshimath a national disaster.

The National Disaster Management Authority has barred government institutions from interacting with the media and sharing data on social media regarding ground subsidence in Joshimath.

Joshimath Land Sinking: The National Disaster Management Authority said that the organisations sharing their own interpretations of the date is leading lot of confusion.

The court has directed the state government that the committee must include Disaster Management Authority CEO Piyush Rautela and MPS Bisht in it. The committee will present its report in a sealed envelope before the court within two months, the court has instructed. Joshimath Land Subsidence: Uttarakhand High Court Asks State Government To Impose Ban on Construction Work in Sinking Town.

The Uttarakhand cabinet announced a slew of measures on Friday to provide relief to the people of the hill town, including a six-month waiver of electricity and water bills and a one-year moratorium on the recovery of bank loans. Joshimath Land Subsidence: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Says ‘Moving Step by Step To Address Problem in Sinking Town’.

Dozens of families from Joshimath town in India's Uttarakhand state have been evacuated after large cracks appeared in their homes and on roads.

Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu on Monday stressed that every minute is important and directed immediate evacuation of people from the affected zone.

A team from Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) on Monday reached the 'sinking zone' Joshimath to analyse the damages caused to buildings for compensation.