The other relief measures include a special rehabilitation package, a one-time special grant for the transportation of goods and immediate needs and the purchase of household items, Khurana said.
The BKTC Chairman also alleged that some people are resorting to bad propaganda to create hurdles ahead of the Char Dham yatra which will begin in the next four months.
Secretary of Disaster Management, Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Monday informed that Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan chaired a high-powered committee meeting on the relief, rehabilitation and various other works going on in Joshimath in the wake of landslip and subsidence.
The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Saturday informed that the number of buildings with cracks has not increased and till now 863 buildings with cracks have been noticed due to land subsidence and landslides in the Joshimath town area of Uttarakhand.
Giving respite to the sinking town of Joshimath, Disaster Management Secretary Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Friday said that the water discharge in the town has reduced to 100 litres per minute (LPM).
District Magistrate of Uttarakhand's Chamoli, Himanshu Khurana said on Friday that a prefabricated cow shed has been prepared for the animals affected due to land subsidence in the Joshimath town.
According to officials, the state government will review preparations for the yatra 15 days prior to its commencement. Since Joshimath lies at the entrance of the yatra and the last major halt before Badrinath, officials will review preparations to ensure that the land subsidence issue do
Addressing a press conference here in Dehradun, CM Dhami asserted that the state is not facing as much problem in Joshimath and adjoining areas as is being projected. He said 70 per cent normalcy has returned to Joshimath.
Emaar India CEO told the chief minister that 100 to 150 pre-fabricated huts would be made to help the people affected by the land subsidence in Joshimath.
Apart from the construction of prefabricated structures, the administration has also been evaluating several options for the permanent resettlement of the families.
Work for temporary rehabilitation, pre-fabricated houses, for the affected families migrating from Uttarakhand's Joshimath due to land subsidence, has started by Central Building Research Institution (CBRI), Roorkee, the government said on Monday.