On Thursday, the Uttarakhand government banned construction work in and around Joshimath over land subsidence that has resulted in cracks in 561 homes there leading to protests by panicked locals. VIDEO| Temple collapses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, no casualty reported “The area around Joshimath town is covered with thick layer of overburden material. “Joshimath being on a fault line and close …
