"If any situation arises, the Army helicopter is on standby, and our helicopter is on standby too. Army unit is also on standby," said Uttarakhand Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha.
The process of demolition of damaged hotels in the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand has been started by the administration, informed officials on Thursday.
Owing to the land subsidence in the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli, where buildings and structures are in a precarious condition after having developed cracks, the Malari Inn hotel is to be demolished by the administration.
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.
Minor cracks were observed in several buildings of the Indian Army after the Joshimath land subsidence and soldiers have been temporarily relocated, said Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Thursday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in Joshimath, on Thursday announced a preliminary relief package for families affected by land subsidence in Joshimath..
Speaking to ANI, Surendra Dev, Tehsildar of the area said that the authorities are trying to identify the buildings which do not have a scope for further reparation.
"The hotels and houses affected by the land subsidence have been identified. Buildings in the unsafe zone have been vacated and civilians are also being shifted from the buffer zone. Scientists from CBRI Roorkee have been called in to demolish these buildings. The team of CBRI will reach
Joshimath locals broke down on Tuesday as they left their homes that have been marked 'unsafe' by the district administration in the wake of the landslide and subsidence.