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Ground creaking under overbuilt tourist towns
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on August 20, 2023
Joshimath, the gateway to Badrinath, is perhaps the most glaring example of this explosive growth. Its population has grown tenfold from around 2,500 in 1976. Early this year, cracks appeared in hundreds of houses in the town as the ground started sinking.
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Badrinath
Town in Uttarakhand, India
Particularly noteworthy is the Kedarnath shrine, which witnessed a 67% increase in footfall since its portals opened on May 10. Last year, 44,892 pilgrims..
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