Joshimath Sinking: Cracks appeared on more houses, buildings and roads in Joshimath town of Uttarakhand, while state Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said on Monday (January 9) that every minute is important. According to a bulletin of the Disaster Management Authority, Chamoli, cracks were seen in 68 more houses in Joshimath on Monday (January 9), after which the number of houses affected by land subsidence has increased to 678, while 27 And the families have been shifted to a safer place.
It said that so far 82 families have been shifted to safer places in the town. Sandhu held a meeting with officials of the state secretariat to review the situation in Joshimath and asked them to expedite the work of evacuating people from their homes so that they are safe. “Every minute is important,” he said. The district administration has put a red mark on over 200 unsafe houses. It has asked the people living in these houses to either move to temporary relief centers or shift to rented houses. For this, each family will get monthly assistance of Rs 4000 from the state government for the next six months.
work to stop erosion must begin
Personnel of National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed for relief and rescue efforts. Temporary relief centers have been set up for the affected people at 16 places in Joshimath. Apart from these, 19 hotels, guest houses and school buildings in Joshimath and 20 such buildings in Pipalkoti on the outskirts of the city have been identified for the affected people. Sandhu said that anti-erosion work should be started immediately in the affected areas and dilapidated houses which have developed cracks should be demolished immediately so that there is no further damage.
Unable to break emotional attachment to their homes
The broken drinking water pipeline and sewer line should also be repaired immediately as these could complicate things further in the affected area, the official said. Many families living in the affected area are unable to break their emotional attachment to their homes and do not want to leave them. Those who have reached temporary shelters are also reaching to see their empty houses which are in danger.
The entire deposit was used to build a house
Parameshwari Devi, an elderly citizen of Marwari ward, one of the worst affected areas in the town, said she had spent all her savings to build her own house and now she is being asked to leave it and go to a relief camp. He told a private news channel, “I would rather die in the house that is mine than go anywhere else.” Where else will I find peace like my home.
staring at the cracks in the walls of her house
The story of Suraj Kaparwan, a resident of Manoharbagh is also similar. His family has still not been able to take a decision to leave the house. The house of Rishi Devi, a resident of Singhdhar, is slowly sinking. She had to move to a safe place with her family, but she returns to her home daily despite her family preventing her from doing so. Devi now sits there staring at the cracked walls of her house.
Rama Devi’s family was forced to sleep in the verandah of the house after cracks in the rooms and finally they left the house in panic. Lakshmi, who took shelter in a primary school building, said she wanted permanent rehabilitation. He said, “How long will we stay in this temporary relief camp?”
Congress leader’s allegation on Modi government
The Congress said on Monday that the central government should declare the tragedy of land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand as a national disaster and the work of railways and other projects there should be allowed to go ahead in a phased manner only after proper study. The party’s media and publicity chief Pawan Kheda alleged that the news of the Joshimath tragedy was already coming, but the Prime Minister Narendra Modi And the ‘double engine’ government of Center and Uttarakhand woke up very late.
Demand to declare Joshimath disaster as national disaster
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted, “Prakriti Rakshati Rakshitah. Unbridled ‘development’ has created cracks in Uttarakhand’s Devsthal, Joshimath, by playing with nature, the whole country is worried about it and is with the people of Joshimath. Should be declared, there should be a ban on all new projects, including railways and hydropower, until a newly appointed high-level committee of experts, scientists, environmentalists and local people submits its report.
Proper compensation should be given from PM Cares Fund – Congress
Kharge said, “Instead of just ₹5,000, Joshimath’s oustees should be given proper compensation from the PM-CARES Fund.” A ‘new Joshimath’ should be established. The local people and the opposition Congress are blaming the construction of a tunnel by NTPC, the all-weather Char Dham road for this situation.
The tunnel has nothing to do with the landslide in Joshimath town.
However, state-owned power producer NTPC has said that the tunnel of its Tapovan Vishnugarh hydroelectric project has nothing to do with the landslide in Joshimath. According to the statement, “The tunnel of Tapovan Vishnugarh hydroelectric project is also being held responsible for the land subsidence in Joshimath town.
It is clarified that the tunnel made by NTPC is not passing under Joshimath town. Has nothing to do with landslides. In such an odd situation, the company expresses its sympathy and condolences to the people of Joshimath.
What did the Supreme Court say about the hearing?
At the same time, Kalachand Sarin, director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, said, “We cannot rule it out, but cannot say clearly because NTPC’s tunnel is from the affected area.” is very far. However, the reasons can be known only by a detailed analysis of the problem.” Meanwhile, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal of a petitioner seeking intervention to declare the crisis caused by landslides in Joshimath as a national calamity. It has been asked to mention it on Tuesday (January 10) for the purpose of listing it for urgent hearing.
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