Cracks appeared at around 50 houses and various minor landslides have taken place at Bahuguna Nagar of Karnprayag. The local municipality has requested Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's government for help. This comes amid the issue of land subsidence in Joshimath.
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Tuesday said buildings marked unsafe in Joshimath town will be demolished in a scientific manner, under the supervision of the team of experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) Roorkee.
Amid civilian fears in the wake of land subsidence in the Joshimath area, fresh cracks were seen on some houses in Bahuguna Nagar of Karnaprayag Municipality in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
Authorities at Joshimath said on Tuesday that they will start demolishing hotels and houses in the holy town, which developed cracks in the wake of the landslide and subsidence.
"Indians are non-violent people. They are basically promoters of non-violence and a value system which is about sharing knowledge, craft and creativity," she said at an event at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
In view of the land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu instructed the officials to vacate the affected area without any delay and make proper arrangements for the people at the place where they are being shifted.
This comes after the Joshimath area was declared disaster-prone following cracks developing in the buildings of city. According to Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority, 603 buildings in Joshimath town have developed cracks so far.