Experts hav called for the declaration of Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone and regulation of big projects causing devastation in Himalayan towns such as 'sinking' Joshimath.
Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said on Saturday and demanded that Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone.