The northern state of Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing torrential monsoon rainfall, accompanying frequent cloudbursts and high-magnitude flash floods, for nearly a month now, developing cracks in over 100 houses in Rampur after Uttarakhand's Joshimath.
"A valley bridge on the border road leading to the Indo-China border, 9 km ahead of Malari, has come under threat due to the rapid flow of the river," BRO Commander Colonel Ankur Mahajan said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him the assistance for the people affected by the land subsidence in Joshimath. The Chief Minister also said that he also discussed with Prime Minister Char Dham Yatra and Kanwar Yatra du
He said that after inspection the CBRI team reported minor cracks around old cracks, which developed in the previous incident of land subsidence earlier this year, in buildings.
Local representatives in the Joshimath area on Sunday sent a memorandum to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami urging to commence the construction work of Tapovan-Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was closed after the landslides in the town in January this year.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that the atmosphere of fear that was being created regarding Joshimath in the initial days of the disaster is normal today.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday listened to the problems of the people affected by land subsidence in Joshimath while reviewing the disaster relief and rescue operations at Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd.
The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has handed over a memorandum to the administration and announced that if their demands are not fulfilled before April 27, they will strike in Joshimath, said President Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Atul Sati.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday flagged off vehicles carrying relief materials for the land subsidence-affected areas of Joshimath.