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Uttarakhand's sinking town: What went wrong in Joshimath

Uttarakhand's sinking town: What went wrong in Joshimath

Jan 14, 2023, at 05:05 am

Nearly 700 buildings in Joshimath, a culturally and historically important holy town in Uttarakhand, have developed cracks. Local authorities are evacuating residents. Joshimath is ecologically fragile as it is built on an ancient landslide site. It always had a low bearing capacity. The unplanned construction of dams, tunnels, and roads has led to the current problem. Mongabay India correspondents Satyam Kumar and Shailesh Shrivastava report