Joshimath in focus, all you must know about Uttarakhand's Char Dham Yatra

While the challenge to rehabilitate and redevelop the town remains, some fear that with Joshimath, India will lose a key gateway to the Char Dham Yatra

The sinking of Joshimath has been in the news for the past few weeks. Bordered by two rivers and nestled on the slope of the Himalayas, the small town in Uttarakhand saw mass evacuation after cracks appeared on the homes and the roads there. The cracks grew from hairline wide to several feet in just a matter of months.

Hundreds of homes in the city are no longer habitable. The authorities are dismantling the cracked buildings and shifting hundreds of families outside the town. Recently, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found four places for rehabilitation near Joshimath.

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