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Deadline given to central institutions to compile study report on Joshimat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Joshimath land subsidence: Badarinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee to shift
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Four wards of Joshimath declared completely unsafe: Disaster Management Se
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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)."
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Why arrangements not made earlier?: Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre on Josh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Ready for special missions as well as for helping in Joshimath: Indian Arm
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The soldiers while exuding confidence in successfully executing all the operations or missions said that they are up to any task assigned to them.
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Asked us to approach HC: Petitioner lawyers after SC refuses to entertain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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."
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Joshimath land subsidence: Rs 2.85 cr distributed to 190 affected families
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Uttarakhand government has distributed an amount of Rs 2.85 crore to 190 families affected by land subsidence as advance for displacement, said Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Monday.
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PMO team reaches Joshimath to take stock of situation
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A team from the Prime Minister's Office visited disaster-hit areas of Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and inspected the situation, an official said on Sunday.
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Disaster Management Secy inspects Joshimath, says 'cracks increased, but m
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Sunday inspected the landslide-affected areas in Uttarakhand's Joshimath and said that there has been an uptick in the number of cracks, but no new areas have faced damages.
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Joshimath land subsidence: Demolition of damaged Hotel Malari Inn underway
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Several workers were deployed to dismantle the Inn. The road near hotel Malari Inn was blocked and police and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) officials were also deployed for the smooth functioning of the dismantling process.
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NDMA asked ISRO to 'shut up': Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, who is also the party's communications chief, on Sunday stoked a controversy amid the Joshimath land subsidence crisis, as he quoted a media report to claim that the Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) asked ISRO to 'shut up'.
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"Do not shoot the messenger": Kharge on NDMA guidelines to govt agencies o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kharge said that after Joshimath, there are reports of cracks in the houses from Karnprayag and Tehri Garhwal.
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