Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta, who is a member of the High Power Committee Joshimath Rehabilitation, on Saturday visited Dhak village to take stock of the construction of the pre-fabricated houses being built for the rehabilitation of people affected by the land subsidence disaster. While talking to the media, Tamta said […]
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Uttarakhand: So far 863 buildings found with cracks in Joshimath
The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Saturday informed that the number of buildings with cracks has not increased and till now 863 buildings with cracks have been noticed due to land subsidence and landslides in the Joshimath town area of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said […]
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Uttarakhand: So far 863 buildings identified where cracks found due to land subsidence in Joshimath
Chamoli District Magistrate (DM) Himanshu Khurana conducted an on-the-spot inspection of the land identified in the Dhak village of Joshimath in Chamoli District, affected by the land subsidence on Saturday. The DM directed the Rural Works Department (RWD) to provide a contour map of the land in Dhak soon. After taking suggestions from the […]
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami reviews relief work, calls for expeditious planning in Joshimath
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami while reviewing the ongoing relief work in Joshimath at the secretariat demanded expeditious planning and treatment to be conducted as soon as the reports of all the technical institutions and scientists regarding the causes of the land subsidence in Joshimath are received. Demanding a report […]
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking intervention to declare Joshimath subsidence natural disaster
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking the top court’s intervention to declare Joshimath subsidence, a natural disaster. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala permitted the petitioner to approach the Uttarakhand High Court with the plea. […]
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Uttarakhand: PMO team reaches Joshimath to take stock of situation
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. “A team headed by Mangesh Ghildiyal had come from the Prime Minister’s Office to visit the disaster-hit areas of Joshimath, mainly the Joshimath Auli ropeway tower […]
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Uttarakhand: Land subsidence halts ropeway service in Joshimath
Land subsidence has halted a ropeway service connecting Chamoli’s Joshimath to Auli in Uttarakhand, Dinesh Bhatt, manager, Ropeway Operation, said on Saturday. “The impact of the landslide [land subsidence] in Joshimath is expanding. The 4.15-km ropeway connecting Joshimath to Auli has also come under threat as huge cracks appeared near […]
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Uttarakhand: Higher mountain ranges in Joshimath, Chamoli, Badrinath receives fresh snowfall
Uttarakhand was covered in a thick blanket of snow on Saturday morning after it received fresh snowfall overnight. Higher mountain ranges in Joshimath including Chamoli district and the holy shrine of Badrinath in Chamoli district were covered in a blanket of snow received fresh snowfall. The Regional Meteorological Centre in […]
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Uttarakhand: Houses, temple collapse in Joshimath’s Singhdhar
Several houses collapsed at Singhdhar in the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand in the midnight hours of January 2 and 3, sources said. However, no lives were lost in these incidents, they added. According to sources, cracks at several houses and a nearby temple started widening, to the point where they […]
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Slow subsidence up to 9 cm recorded in Joshimath in 7 months: ISRO report
Slow subsidence up to 9 cm is recorded in Joshimath town over a period of seven months, between April and November 2022, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) satellite-based report. National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO said several reports over the last few days highlighted the subsidence occurring in […]
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PM Modi concerned about Joshimath crisis: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the Prime Minister is personally distressed about the land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath. He further added that the Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami is constantly working to bring the situation under control. “Uttarakhand government is working to find a solution to the issue of land […]
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Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 1.5 lakh relief for those affected in Joshimath
The Uttarkhand government on Wednesday announced Rs 1.5 lakh interim relief to affected families who have been shifted to safer locations after land subsidence in Joshimath led to houses and establishments to develop cracks. “Each family will be given immediate interim assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh. Apart from the two hotel buildings […]
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Uttarakhand: Owner of damaged hotel and kin sit in protest, demand compensation in Joshimath
Amid reports that two hotels damaged by the landslide and subsidence in the Joshimath area are likely to be dismantled, the owner of one of the hotels sat in protest with his family on Wednesday demanding compensation. Thakur Singh Rana, the hotel owner said, “My son stays in France. I […]
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Uttarakhand: Locals protest against NTPC, seek their withdrawal from state in Joshimath
Locals in Joshimath on Tuesday protested against National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) seeking their withdrawal from the state. The protesters held banners of Mahila Mangal Dal and Panchayat Selang and protested across the streets. The protesters demonstrated against the NTPC’s Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was being constructed in the area. The construction […]
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Uttarakhand: MoS Ajay Bhatt reaches Joshimath, holds discussions with officials
Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday reached Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, where cracks have developed in buildings, roads among others in the wake of land subsidence and planned demolition is scheduled later in the day. Bhatt held discussions with the administrative officials at the army base and […]