District Magistrate of Uttarakhand's Chamoli, Himanshu Khurana said on Friday that a prefabricated cow shed has been prepared for the animals affected due to land subsidence in the Joshimath town.
According to officials, the state government will review preparations for the yatra 15 days prior to its commencement. Since Joshimath lies at the entrance of the yatra and the last major halt before Badrinath, officials will review preparations to ensure that the land subsidence issue do
Addressing a press conference here in Dehradun, CM Dhami asserted that the state is not facing as much problem in Joshimath and adjoining areas as is being projected. He said 70 per cent normalcy has returned to Joshimath.
Emaar India CEO told the chief minister that 100 to 150 pre-fabricated huts would be made to help the people affected by the land subsidence in Joshimath.
Apart from the construction of prefabricated structures, the administration has also been evaluating several options for the permanent resettlement of the families.
Work for temporary rehabilitation, pre-fabricated houses, for the affected families migrating from Uttarakhand's Joshimath due to land subsidence, has started by Central Building Research Institution (CBRI), Roorkee, the government said on Monday.
The authorities continued demolition work in areas affected by land subsidence in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Sunday. They have identified 863 houses that have developed cracks.
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said that two-three places have reported increased cracks, days after Joshimath, which is facing land subsidence, in Uttarakhand received heavy snowfall.