Joshimath ‘sinking’: Dangerous for living buildings marked with red ‘X’ symbol

Jan 09, 2023

Joshimath (Uttarakhand), Jan 09 (ANI): As the situation in Uttarakhand’s ‘sinking’ town Joshimath continues to deteriorate due to land subsidence, the authorities marked the unsafe buildings with an ‘X’ to aware people of the potential danger. Briefing on the town’s safety status, Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana on January 09 informed that several wards have been declared as ‘unsafe’ and the entry in the affected areas is also prohibited. Joshimath has become a major concern for the state government and the town’s residents over it sinking and cracking from past 15 to 16 days. Many families have also been evacuated and temporarily relocated to safer places.