As many as 15 houses collapsed and seven cowsheds were completely destroyed in subsidence and landslides at Jakhan village, part of Madrasu gram panchayat on Langha Road, 50 km from Dehradun on Wednesday, an offical statement informed.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him the assistance for the people affected by the land subsidence in Joshimath. The Chief Minister also said that he also discussed with Prime Minister Char Dham Yatra and Kanwar Yatra du
He said that after inspection the CBRI team reported minor cracks around old cracks, which developed in the previous incident of land subsidence earlier this year, in buildings.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday listened to the problems of the people affected by land subsidence in Joshimath while reviewing the disaster relief and rescue operations at Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd.
The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has handed over a memorandum to the administration and announced that if their demands are not fulfilled before April 27, they will strike in Joshimath, said President Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Atul Sati.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday flagged off vehicles carrying relief materials for the land subsidence-affected areas of Joshimath.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday held a meeting at the secretariat regarding the preparations for the Chardham Yatra and said that disaster management control room will be set up and a Border Roads Organisation team has been deployed in subsidence-hit Joshimath to ensure smooth