JOSHIMATH: Cracks of 1 to 2 metre long have developed on the Badrinath National Highway in Joshimath, which is the only road that leads to Badrinath, a place of faith for millions of Hindus.

Significantly, the number of structures that have developed cracks in the holy city has increased to 863.

Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha said that the administration has been keeping eye on the land subsidence of the highway. He said that the concerned agencies have been instructed to repair the road. He said it would be completely repaired before the Char Dham yatra.

In view of the cracks, along with the obstruction of the road to Badrinath Dham, the contact of the Indian Army with the China border may also be cut off.

Apart from this, sinking of the huge stones on the side of the road is also becoming a casue of concern for the government.

Repairing the road before the yatra would pose as a big challenge for the government. 

Geologist Prof M.P.S. Bisht, after visiting the area, said that the pattern of the cracks is parallel.

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