J&K’s Village Faces Joshimath like Situation; Cracks in Over 20 Buildings

Srinagar: At least 20 houses and a mosque developed major cracks at a village in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. The sudden appearance of cracks in the buildings of the village has panicked the residents of the village. The village facing Joshimath-like land subsidence is Nai Basti.

Officials say affected families are being shifted to a safer place and experts have been sent to the village to ascertain the cause of the soil shifting – which has led to cracks, reported NDTV.

There are around 50 houses in the Nai Basti village.

As per experts, factors like the construction of roads, and seepage of water may be the reason behind the sudden land subsidence in this Himalayan village.