IN PHOTOS | Joshimath crisis: The sinking town in Uttarakhand

There are a total of 4,500 buildings in Joshimath and 610 of these have developed huge cracks, making them unfit for habitation.

There are a total of 4,500 buildings in Joshimath and 610 of these have developed huge cracks, making them unfit for habitation. (Photo | PTI) 

More than 60 families living in uninhabitable houses have been evacuated to temporary relief centres. Considering the extent of the damage, at least 90 more families will have to be evacuated as soon as possible. (Photo | PTI)

The state government will pay Rs 4,000 per month for up to six months to those who want to move to rented accommodations. (Photo | PTI)

A variety of factors both anthropogenic and natural have led to the subsidence of Joshimath, director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Kalachand Sain said. (Photo | PTI)

561 houses in different areas of the town have developed cracks, including 153 in Ravigram, 127 in Gandhinagar, 71 in Manoharbagh, 52 in Singhdhar, 50 in Parsari, 29 in Upper Bazar, 27 in Suneel, 28 in Marwadi and 24 in Lower Bazar. (Photo | PTI)

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the sinking Joshimath on Saturday to assess the situation on the ground. He met the affected people and assured them of all help. (Photo | PTI)

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who visited the affected areas in Joshimath on Saturday, held a meeting with officials here after returning and asked them to relax norms to expedite relief operations. (Photo | PTI)

The CM met the team of officials and experts who have been camping in the town since Thursday and took their feedback on the evacuation exercise. (Photo | PTI)

Landslide in the Joshimath of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. CThe National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun have been asked to conduct a study of Joshimath through satellite imagery and submit a detailed report with photographs. (Photo | PTI)