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.
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.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to demolish over 50-year-old 'dilapidated' building of the National Insurance Company in Mumbai.
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday appreciated the Supreme Court ruling that stayed the demolition of encroachments in Uttarakhand's Haldwani and said that "regularisation" is the only solution to the issue.
The youth was shot dead on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Prashant Pal (24). The former minister protested along with the body of the youth and demanded the arrest of the accused at the earliest as well as the demolition of the accused's houses.
A Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday is scheduled to hear the case pertaining to the demolition of Levana Hotel, where four people died due to a massive fire breakout.