INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DEHRADUN: Soon after the Uttarakhand government announced the Char Dham yatra commencement dates on Saturday, around 10 more large cracks
were reported to have been found on the Badrinath highway near Joshimath
The highway connects to the shrine town of Badrinath which is one of the most-visited pilgrimage spots in the Garhwal Himalayas
The cracks, locals said, have appeared in a 10km stretch between Joshimath and Marwari.Sanjay Uniyal, office-bearer of Joshimath Bachao
at least 10 places on the Badrinath highway near Joshimath
stretch of the highway in front of SBI branch, near railway guest house, ahead of Jaypee Colony and near Marwari bridge, residents said
Moreover, the cracks on the highway which were earlier filled with cement by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) have started to resurface,
he added.Locals demolish houses due to the panic of mysterious cracks in houses in AuraiyaA senior geologist, who did not wish to be named,
shrine will open on April 27, while the pilgrimage to Kedarnath will begin on April 25, it was announced by the government on Saturday.A
record 17.6 lakh pilgrims reached Badrinath last year, surpassing the 2019 turnout of 12 lakh.
