The crucial Joshimath-Malari border road in Chamoli district which connects the China border has developed cracks at several places due to landslides in Joshimath.

Strategically important Joshimath-Malari border road is subsiding near the Malari taxi stand.

Earlier today, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the town and conducted physical inspections of the land subsidence-affected areas and met the affected families.

“Our effort is to make everyone safe and evacuate people to safer areas. The preparations are made for necessary arrangements. Scientists from various institutes are working towards finding the cause of the landslides,” Dhami told ANI.

Uttarakhand | Joshimath-Malari border road, connecting the India-China border, develops cracks at several places due to landslides in Joshimath. Strategically important Joshimath-Malari border road subsiding near the Malari taxi stand. pic.twitter.com/t2FUo7Qh12

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All construction activities in and around Joshimath in Uttarakhand Chamoli District have been halted in the wake of cracks that have appeared in buildings, District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said on Saturday.

Speaking to ANI, the District Magistrate said that all construction work has been halted in view of the situation in Joshimath.

Locals of Joshimath blocked the Badrinath Highway on Thursday morning to protest and get the government and administration to take the matter of land subsidence seriously.

Notably, Joshimath Municipal Chairman Shailendra Pawar said huge cracks appeared in the houses due to water leakage from inside the ground in the Marwadi ward.

The teams from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have also been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure, Chamoli Chief Development Officer (CDO) Lalit Narayan Mishra said on Friday.