Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to lead Joshimath rescue and rehabilitation operations

In the wake of the land subsidence at Joshimath in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will hold a high level meeting in Dehradun this evening. “I will hold a high-level meeting with top officials in Dehradun this evening regarding landslides in Joshimath and cracks in houses. A team from BJP has also been sent there,” Uttarakhand CM said.

Apart from the officials of the Disaster Management, Irrigation, Home Department, Commissioner Garhwal Mandal and District Magistrate Chamoli will also participate in the meeting. Dhami further said that he would visit Joshimath on Saturday and take stock of the situation.

Not to mention, BJP state unit has formed a 14-member committee under the coordination of the party’s state general secretary Aditya Kothari to assess the land subsidence incident and the damages being reported. Severe landslides are being reported Joshimath, in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Cracks have reportedly developed in as many as 561 houses in Joshimath as a result of continued land subsidence in the town, stated the District Disaster Management Department. Following the appearance of cracks in the houses, a total of 66 families are reported to have migrated from Joshimath as of now.

The Uttarakhand government has formed a team of scientists to find out the reason behind the occurrence of land subsidence in Joshimath and the resultant damage reported to the houses. The team will be visiting the spot and investigate the reason behind the land subsidence, said an official statement from the government.

“Now the process of increasing cracks in Singhdhar and Marwadi has started. Badrinath NH near Singhdhar Jain locality and JP Company Gate in Marwadi, near the forest department check post, is continuously cracking. This crack is increasing every hour which is worrying,” said Joshimath Municipal Chairman Shailendra Pawar.