Officials on condition of anonymity said that the administration took suggestions from around 1000 affected people over a call and sought an opinion if they want a new house in Pipalkoti or seek a lump-sum amount from the government for their relocation.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a review meeting on the Joshimath land subsidence issue with the officials at the state secretariat.
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has urged the directors and scientists of various technical institutes working in Joshimath to study the affected area on an immediate basis and make the study report available at the earliest.
Due to land subsidence in the Joshimath city area, over 720 buildings have been identified that developed cracks. Residents, as a part of the rehabilitation, have been moved to safer places even as geologists and experts scramble to ascertain the reasons for subsidence in the ecologically
Refuting blame for the prevailing situation of land subsidence and cracks in houses in Joshimath due to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project, Project head NTPC Joshimath Rajendra Prasad Ahirwal said that the NTPC tunnel has no relation with
Amid fears around the sinking of the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand, Disaster Management Secretary Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said a deadline has been given to various central technical institutions to compile a study report of the area affected by subsidence.
Badarinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Chairman Ajendra Ajay said that as per the Geological Survey of India (GSI) report there's no threat to the temple complex at present.
Addressing a press conference in Dehradun on Tuesday, Sinha said, "Four wards in Joshimath have been declared as completely unsafe. The rest of the wards have been found to be partially affected (by subsidence)."
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo described the situation in Joshimath as extremely alarming, as she questioned the Centre why steps were not taken much earlier as there were predictions of land subsidence.
Adding to the woes of the people, the meteorological department has predicted rain and snowfall in Joshimath, Chamoli and Pithoragarh on January 19, 20, 23 and 24.
Speaking to ANI, advocate PM Mishra said, "The Uttarakhand High Court, in a January 12 order, halted all construction works. The Supreme Court said since the Uttarkhand HC is already looking into the matter, we should file a petition with it."