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Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree

A labourer carries a container belonging to Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, who vacated her house after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023. In January, cracks developed in more than 800 homes in Joshimath, 100 km from the border with China. Some houses crumbled completely, forcing hundreds of occupants to evacuate. Officials halted road construction work near the town, fearful of a bigger collapse.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A labourer carries a container belonging to Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, who vacated her house after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023. In...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A labourer carries a container belonging to Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, who vacated her house after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023. In January, cracks developed in more than 800 homes in Joshimath, 100 km from the border with China. Some houses crumbled completely, forcing hundreds of occupants to evacuate. Officials halted road construction work near the town, fearful of a bigger collapse.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Jaswant Singh Butola (R), 55, looks at houses which have been vacated due to damage that he says developed after infrastructure works began close to the village, while standing next to his neighbour Munni Devi, 55, in Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. "I have been living here for past 40 years," Devi said. "The whole night the work goes on below on the railway line and the cement from the house keeps falling down. We live in a lot of risk."    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Jaswant Singh Butola (R), 55, looks at houses which have been vacated due to damage that he says developed after infrastructure works began close to the village, while standing next to his neighbour Munni Devi, 55, in Maroda, in the northern state of...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Jaswant Singh Butola (R), 55, looks at houses which have been vacated due to damage that he says developed after infrastructure works began close to the village, while standing next to his neighbour Munni Devi, 55, in Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. "I have been living here for past 40 years," Devi said. "The whole night the work goes on below on the railway line and the cement from the house keeps falling down. We live in a lot of risk."    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A child stands next to cracks in the walls of her grandmother's house, near Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to carve roads and rail deep into the Himalayan mountains is smoothing the way for millions of Hindu and Sikh pilgrims to visit a clutch of religious sites that include the source of the Ganges river. The strategy has run into trouble, however, with some works halted by local authorities in the face of protests by residents after hundreds of houses were damaged by subsidence along the routes. The buildings and the land beneath houses had been weakened - geologists, residents and officials say - by rapid construction in the geologically unstable mountains.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A child stands next to cracks in the walls of her grandmother's house, near Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to carve roads and rail deep into the Himalayan mountains is...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A child stands next to cracks in the walls of her grandmother's house, near Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to carve roads and rail deep into the Himalayan mountains is smoothing the way for millions of Hindu and Sikh pilgrims to visit a clutch of religious sites that include the source of the Ganges river. The strategy has run into trouble, however, with some works halted by local authorities in the face of protests by residents after hundreds of houses were damaged by subsidence along the routes. The buildings and the land beneath houses had been weakened - geologists, residents and officials say - by rapid construction in the geologically unstable mountains.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Construction of a railway line and infrastructure work is photographed from the village Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Construction of a railway line and infrastructure work is photographed from the village Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Construction of a railway line and infrastructure work is photographed from the village Maroda, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A labourer carries a fridge belonging to Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, who vacated her house after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A labourer carries a fridge belonging to Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, who vacated her house after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.  ...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A labourer carries a fridge belonging to Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, who vacated her house after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A Public Works Department (PWD) employee records the widening of cracks in a field next to residences marked unsafe to stay in, after cracks developed in the houses in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A Public Works Department (PWD) employee records the widening of cracks in a field next to residences marked unsafe to stay in, after cracks developed in the houses in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India,...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A Public Works Department (PWD) employee records the widening of cracks in a field next to residences marked unsafe to stay in, after cracks developed in the houses in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Broken windows and cracks are seen inside a sports centre, which was part of a residential complex for workers at Jaypee, a construction and power company, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. After the cracks appeared in the complex, the residents were moved out.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Broken windows and cracks are seen inside a sports centre, which was part of a residential complex for workers at Jaypee, a construction and power company, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. After the cracks...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Broken windows and cracks are seen inside a sports centre, which was part of a residential complex for workers at Jaypee, a construction and power company, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. After the cracks appeared in the complex, the residents were moved out.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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The 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydro power project, built by the government's largest power producer, NTPC, is seen at Tapovan near Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

The 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydro power project, built by the government's largest power producer, NTPC, is seen at Tapovan near Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
The 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydro power project, built by the government's largest power producer, NTPC, is seen at Tapovan near Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Bhagwati Devi, 80, sits outside her house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Bhagwati Devi, 80, sits outside her house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Bhagwati Devi, 80, sits outside her house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Rajeshwari Devi, 34, cries as she holds her daughter Meghana, 3, at their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along with her family, sleeps in a municipal building converted to a night shelter and only spends time in their house during the day. Devi has four daughters, of which, two live with her, while the other two stay with a relative due to the deterioration of her house. "My father-in-law had gold jewellery made for me, which I used to secure a loan to build this house, which has now developed cracks," she said. "My husband is a day labourer, and we took a lot of pain to build this two-room house with a small veranda. I was so happy on that day."    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Rajeshwari Devi, 34, cries as she holds her daughter Meghana, 3, at their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Rajeshwari Devi, 34, cries as she holds her daughter Meghana, 3, at their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along with her family, sleeps in a municipal building converted to a night shelter and only spends time in their house during the day. Devi has four daughters, of which, two live with her, while the other two stay with a relative due to the deterioration of her house. "My father-in-law had gold jewellery made for me, which I used to secure a loan to build this house, which has now developed cracks," she said. "My husband is a day labourer, and we took a lot of pain to build this two-room house with a small veranda. I was so happy on that day."    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Damaged walls crumble at a temple near a house in the Singdhar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Damaged walls crumble at a temple near a house in the Singdhar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Damaged walls crumble at a temple near a house in the Singdhar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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An earthen pot used in Hindu rituals lies between the cracked and damaged walls of a house in the Singdhar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

An earthen pot used in Hindu rituals lies between the cracked and damaged walls of a house in the Singdhar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
An earthen pot used in Hindu rituals lies between the cracked and damaged walls of a house in the Singdhar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Ganesh Devi Rawat (4th-L), 68, helps a labourer move her belongings as she gets ready to leave her home, after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid local urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Ganesh Devi Rawat (4th-L), 68, helps a labourer move her belongings as she gets ready to leave her home, after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid local urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Ganesh Devi Rawat (4th-L), 68, helps a labourer move her belongings as she gets ready to leave her home, after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid local urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Mukesh Khanduri, 37, has tea outside his house which overlooks the highway, in Bahuguna Nagar, Karnaprayag in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. He says his house developed cracks following the road widening work nearby, under the Char Dham Highway project. "People won't exist here anymore. Only the roads will," he said.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Mukesh Khanduri, 37, has tea outside his house which overlooks the highway, in Bahuguna Nagar, Karnaprayag in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. He says his house developed cracks following the road widening work nearby,...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Mukesh Khanduri, 37, has tea outside his house which overlooks the highway, in Bahuguna Nagar, Karnaprayag in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 17, 2023. He says his house developed cracks following the road widening work nearby, under the Char Dham Highway project. "People won't exist here anymore. Only the roads will," he said.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A worker stands next to an excavator as it removes stones flanking the national highway ahead of road widening, below houses once belonging to people who have since been moved out and received financial compensation, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A worker stands next to an excavator as it removes stones flanking the national highway ahead of road widening, below houses once belonging to people who have since been moved out and received financial compensation, around 30km from Joshimath, in...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A worker stands next to an excavator as it removes stones flanking the national highway ahead of road widening, below houses once belonging to people who have since been moved out and received financial compensation, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Rajeshwari Devi, 34, waits on a terrace near her house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, before attending a protest against the government's largest power producer, NTPC, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along with her family, sleeps in a municipal building converted to a night shelter and only spends time in their house during the day. Devi has four daughters, of which, two live with her, while the other two stay with a relative due to the deterioration of her house. "My father-in-law had gold jewellery made for me, which I used to secure a loan to build this house, which has now developed cracks," she said. "My husband is a day labourer, and we took a lot of pain to build this two-room house with a small veranda. I was so happy on that day."    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Rajeshwari Devi, 34, waits on a terrace near her house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, before attending a protest against the government's largest power producer, NTPC, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Rajeshwari Devi, 34, waits on a terrace near her house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, before attending a protest against the government's largest power producer, NTPC, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023. Devi, along with her family, sleeps in a municipal building converted to a night shelter and only spends time in their house during the day. Devi has four daughters, of which, two live with her, while the other two stay with a relative due to the deterioration of her house. "My father-in-law had gold jewellery made for me, which I used to secure a loan to build this house, which has now developed cracks," she said. "My husband is a day labourer, and we took a lot of pain to build this two-room house with a small veranda. I was so happy on that day."    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A television plays on the wall at the house of Rajeshwari Devi, 34, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A television plays on the wall at the house of Rajeshwari Devi, 34, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A television plays on the wall at the house of Rajeshwari Devi, 34, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Residents protest against NTPC, the government's largest power producer, at a local administrative building, after cracks developed inside their houses following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Residents protest against NTPC, the government's largest power producer, at a local administrative building, after cracks developed inside their houses following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India,...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Residents protest against NTPC, the government's largest power producer, at a local administrative building, after cracks developed inside their houses following rapid urban expansion, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A crack lines the wall of 68-year-old Ganesh Devi Rawat's kitchen as she gets ready to vacate her home, after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A crack lines the wall of 68-year-old Ganesh Devi Rawat's kitchen as she gets ready to vacate her home, after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A crack lines the wall of 68-year-old Ganesh Devi Rawat's kitchen as she gets ready to vacate her home, after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, along with some labourers, loads his family belongings onto a truck after cracks developed inside the house he and his family rented in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023. Chauhan works as a day labourer in Gauchar, a town around 80km from Joshimath, while his wife Geeta Devi, 40, was staying in Joshimath in a rental house with her youngest child, a son. They had moved from Lambagad, a village, to Joshimath eight years previously for their kids' education. After the cracks developed in the house, they moved back to Lambagad. "We will face the same issue of educating our kids again," he said. "Where do we go now?"     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, along with some labourers, loads his family belongings onto a truck after cracks developed inside the house he and his family rented in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, along with some labourers, loads his family belongings onto a truck after cracks developed inside the house he and his family rented in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023. Chauhan works as a day labourer in Gauchar, a town around 80km from Joshimath, while his wife Geeta Devi, 40, was staying in Joshimath in a rental house with her youngest child, a son. They had moved from Lambagad, a village, to Joshimath eight years previously for their kids' education. After the cracks developed in the house, they moved back to Lambagad. "We will face the same issue of educating our kids again," he said. "Where do we go now?"     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, looks out of his house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, looks out of his house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, looks out of his house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Sunita Devi, 35, cries as she meets Hindu priest Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati (not pictured), Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who listened to and comforted the residents at a municipal building converted to a night shelter, where Devi comes with her family to stay overnight, after cracks developed inside her house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Sunita Devi, 35, cries as she meets Hindu priest Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati (not pictured), Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who listened to and comforted the residents at a municipal building converted to a night shelter, where Devi comes with...more

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Sunita Devi, 35, cries as she meets Hindu priest Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati (not pictured), Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who listened to and comforted the residents at a municipal building converted to a night shelter, where Devi comes with her family to stay overnight, after cracks developed inside her house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A large crack divides the floor of a badminton court floor, which was part of a residential complex for workers at Jaypee, a construction and power company, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. After the cracks appeared in the complex following rapid urban expansion, the residents were moved out.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A large crack divides the floor of a badminton court floor, which was part of a residential complex for workers at Jaypee, a construction and power company, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. After the cracks...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A large crack divides the floor of a badminton court floor, which was part of a residential complex for workers at Jaypee, a construction and power company, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. After the cracks appeared in the complex following rapid urban expansion, the residents were moved out.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Fractures line the wall of a house, that was vacated after cracks developed inside the building, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Fractures line the wall of a house, that was vacated after cracks developed inside the building, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Fractures line the wall of a house, that was vacated after cracks developed inside the building, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A man works at a makeshift street shop in front of a placard, directed at the government's largest power producer, NTPC, which reads "NTPC Go Back", which had been put up by the local residents, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A man works at a makeshift street shop in front of a placard, directed at the government's largest power producer, NTPC, which reads "NTPC Go Back", which had been put up by the local residents, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand,...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A man works at a makeshift street shop in front of a placard, directed at the government's largest power producer, NTPC, which reads "NTPC Go Back", which had been put up by the local residents, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Workers for the National Disaster Response Force demolish a hotel after cracks developed on the property, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Workers for the National Disaster Response Force demolish a hotel after cracks developed on the property, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Workers for the National Disaster Response Force demolish a hotel after cracks developed on the property, in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 13, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Open-air cable cars, used to take tourists to the local ski slopes, pass by Auli, a hill station in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Open-air cable cars, used to take tourists to the local ski slopes, pass by Auli, a hill station in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Open-air cable cars, used to take tourists to the local ski slopes, pass by Auli, a hill station in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.      REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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A view shows residential buildings and hotels in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.       REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A view shows residential buildings and hotels in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.       REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
A view shows residential buildings and hotels in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.       REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Diya, 15, combs her sister's hair as their mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, holds three-year-old Meghana's hand outside their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Diya, 15, combs her sister's hair as their mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, holds three-year-old Meghana's hand outside their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Diya, 15, combs her sister's hair as their mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, holds three-year-old Meghana's hand outside their house, which developed cracks following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 16, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Snow-capped mountains mark the skyline in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.   REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Snow-capped mountains mark the skyline in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.   REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Snow-capped mountains mark the skyline in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.   REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Anshul, 12, holds his cousin Meghana, 3, while Meghana's mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, sits inside a municipal building converted into a night shelter, after cracks developed inside their house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Anshul, 12, holds his cousin Meghana, 3, while Meghana's mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, sits inside a municipal building converted into a night shelter, after cracks developed inside their house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Anshul, 12, holds his cousin Meghana, 3, while Meghana's mother Rajeshwari Devi, 34, sits inside a municipal building converted into a night shelter, after cracks developed inside their house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Sunita Devi (2nd-L), 35, cries as she meets Hindu priest Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who listened to and comforted the residents at a municipal building converted into a night shelter, where Devi comes with her family to stay overnight, after cracks developed inside their house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Sunita Devi (2nd-L), 35, cries as she meets Hindu priest Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who listened to and comforted the residents at a municipal building converted into a night shelter, where Devi comes with...more

Reuters / Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Sunita Devi (2nd-L), 35, cries as she meets Hindu priest Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who listened to and comforted the residents at a municipal building converted into a night shelter, where Devi comes with her family to stay overnight, after cracks developed inside their house following rapid urban expansion, in the Gandhinagar area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Dawn breaks in the early morning in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Dawn breaks in the early morning in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

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Dawn breaks in the early morning in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.     REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Rama Devi (R), 88, cries as one her neighbours, Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, gets ready to vacate her home after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Rama Devi (R), 88, cries as one her neighbours, Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, gets ready to vacate her home after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of...more

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Rama Devi (R), 88, cries as one her neighbours, Ganesh Devi Rawat, 68, gets ready to vacate her home after cracks developed inside the building, following rapid urban expansion, in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023.    REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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