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."
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.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI/PNN): The harvest festival- celebrated across the country and known by different names- is just around the corner. Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal, Magh Bihu, and Uttarayan- all signify gratitude for a good harvest and celebrate it with traditional and regional fe
The apex court was hearing a plea seeking immediate intervention by the top court to direct the Centre to assist in reparation work and providing of urgent relief to people of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, who are living in fear in the wake of a landslide and subsidence.
More than 1,600 birds were rescued with kite thread injuries and brought to Jivdaya Charitable Trust between January 1 and January 15 by volunteers during the festival of Uttarayan in Ahmedabad, said trust officials.
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.
"The work is in progress. Workers have been deployed to rebuild the wall. They are facing some issues. I was not here when the wall collapsed," Prabhas, a local said while talking to ANI.
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.
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.