Joshimath crisis LIVE: Supreme Court declines urgent hearing; posts matter for Jan 16

Joshimath crisis LIVE: Joshimath, home to a population of more than 25,000 people, is an overnight halt for those visiting the shrines at Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and other tourist destinations, which has resulted in mushrooming of too many hotels and resorts in the area – a factor which the experts blame for the heaviest land subsidence reported in the town till date.