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"Rehabilitation works are in progress in the area. The Char Dham Yatra is to begin after four months. He said that at such a time the message should not go that the entire Joshimath area is unsafe. Many misconceptions are being spread about Joshimath, which are not correct," Dhami said.

IISER Professor Soumitro Banerjee emphasised the need for detailed scientific assessments of the Western and Eastern Ghats.

The satellite images and a preliminary report by ISRO reveals that the entire town of Joshimath is susceptible to sinking.

The decision comes despite the fact that 610 buildings in Joshimath had developed large cracks and 60 families had already been moved to temporary shelters.

It is pertinent to note that the alarm for an expected landslide in Joshimath was raised in 1976, in the Mishra Committee report.

On Monday night, there were major cracks in 50 residential buildings of JP Company in the Marwari ward of Joshimath.