Joshimath Sinking: The administration is in constant touch with the affected people, he said, adding that basic facilities are being provided to them at the relief camps. Dhami said the decisions taken by the state cabinet on Friday are in the larger interest of those affected by land subsidence.
Joshimath sinking updates: It also decided to conduct a study on the carrying capacity of all towns located in the hills. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Joshimath sinking: The land subsidence was slow between April and November 2022, during which Joshimath had sunk by 8.9 cm. But between December 27, 2022, and January 8, 2023, the intensity of land subsidence increased and the town sank by 5.4 cm in these 12 days.
Joshimath sinking: There is a fear that the demolition of hotels may lead to another spell of damage to residences located nearby the hotels.
Joshimath Sinking: The local people allege that blasts are still being carried out inside the tunnel, but the NTPC officials have presented a different argument.
Joshimath sinking updates: Cracks have appeared in 723 buildings in Joshimath town of Uttarakhand which has been affected by land subsidence and so far 131 families have been shifted to safer locations, according to the district administration.
Protests broke out in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Tuesday before the demolition of two dilapidated hotels. Where the local people are protesting against the administration against the demolition of the hotel's.
So far 82 families have been shifted to safe locations in the town while the number of subsidence-affected homes rose to 678, according to a bulletin from the Disaster Management Authority in Chamoli.
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Joshimath authorities on Tuesday said on Tuesday that they will start demolishing hotels and houses in the holy town, which developed cracks due to land subsidence.
The local people of Joshimath have now taken to the streets against NTPC. People say that due to the tunnel that was built due to NTPC plant, cracks have appeared in the houses.
Joshimath sinking: Every minute is important, said the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary as cracks continue to come up in more houses, buildings and roads in the sinking town of Joshimath.
Today the government has accepted that the only way out is to evacuate the large area of Joshimath, because the houses, hotels, shops or government offices in this area can collapse at any time.
The district administration had put red cross marks on more than 200 houses in the sinking town that are unsafe for living.
Joshimath sinking: The number of families evacuated to temporary relief centres now stands at 68, Chamoli district disaster management office said. The number of houses developing cracks in the town has risen from 561 to 610, Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar said.
Joshimath sinking: PMO has directed that teams of experts from the NDMA, the National Institute of Disaster Management, the Geological Survey of India, the IIT Roorkee, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, and the National Institute of Hydrology should study the situation.
Joshimath Sinking: According to the book 'Central Himalaya' by Heim, Arnold and August Gansser, Joshimath town of Chamoli district is situated on the debris of a landslide.
Joshimath 'sinking': The review meeting was attended by the cabinet secretary, other senior officials of the central government and members of the National Disaster Management Authority.
Joshimath sinking UPDATES: Relocation of people from the affected areas should be done expeditiously. Medical treatment facilities should be available on ground and arrangements for airlifting people should also be made, CM, Dhami said.
Joshimath shrinking update: Chairing the meeting at the secretariat, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami instructed officials to set up a temporary rehabilitation centre at a safe place in Joshimath.
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