Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation on the 'sinking' town of Joshimath, a town in Uttarakhand facing land subsidence affecting the lives of hundreds of families residing in the region.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday enquired about the situation in Joshimath over the phone from Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
After conducting an inspection survey of the upstream and downstream region near the Joshimath area, which is affected by landslide and land-subsidence, Prof Rajeev Sinha, team head of Kanpur IIT Geological Research, said the situation in Joshimath could worsen if there is a spell of rain
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu on Tuesday conducted a meeting regarding the Joshimath landslide at the secretariat and instructed the District Magistrate Chamoli to keep a constant watch on the situation.
In the wake of the land subsidence incident in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, the Centre on Sunday constituted a team of experts from seven different organisations to study and submit its recommendations.