With the Kedarnath Temple Committee announcing the dates for opening doors of Shri Kedarnath Dham, cracks have been found on a stretch of road along the Badrinath Highway near Joshimath between JP and Marwari. Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana said that cracks have appeared on the road from JP to Marwari on the Badrinath Highway. "Instructions have been given to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to test the cracks and take protective measures," Khurana said. According to DM Khurana Joshimath, people "complained about cracks in some houses". "A team of engineers posted in Joshimath have been sent to test the cracks on the houses so that the actual situation can be known," he added. Hundreds of residents were shifted to relief centres in safe places after cracks appeared at several homes in Joshimath, suggesting subsidence. The Uttarakhand government has already announced relief packages worth crores for the affected families of Joshimath.
