Ahead of Char Dham yatra, fresh cracks appear on road between Joshimath and Badrinath

As preparations begin for the upcoming Char Dham yatra, fresh fissures have appeared on the road connecting Narasingh temple in subsidence-hit Joshimath and Badrinath, according to local activists. The road, which is a bypass of the Badrinath highway leading to the Himalayan temple, is used for taking pilgrims from Joshimath to Badrinath during the yatra season.

“Fresh cracks have appeared on the road over the past three days,” Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (JBSS) spokesman Kamal Raturi told PTI on Monday.