Why is Joshimath sinking? Alarm bells in hill town ringing since 1976

 Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Joshimath — a small Uttarakhand town located on the site of an ancient landslide — has seen an explosion of construction and population in the last few decades. The winter abode of lord Badrinath, a staging ground for troops posted along the Sino-Indian border,…