In gentle of the “sinking” town of Chamoli’s Joshimath, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday ordered the immediate evacuation of around 600 families living in houses which have developed huge cracks and are at risk. He will also meet the affected families and hold a meeting with the officials deployed in relief work.

“Saving lives is our first priority. Officials have been asked to shift around 600 families living in endangered houses in Joshimath to safe locations,” Dhami advised reporters on Friday after reviewing the scenario within the sinking city with officers by way of video convention.

The state authorities additionally dispatched groups of consultants to evaluate the scenario within the space, which incorporates geologists, constructing specialists, and different consultants. The chief minister will go to Joshimath on Saturday, meet the affected folks and maintain a gathering with officers.

Meanwhile, protests continued on Friday as folks staged a dharna on the tehsil workplace Joshimath demanding rehabilitation. The city of Joshimath has been witnessing for the reason that 1970s, in accordance with consultants. In 1976, the Mishra Committee was constituted which strongly really useful a ban on building actions.

On Friday night, a temple collapsed in Singdhar ward of the Himalayan city of Joshimath. According to stories, the temple was “deserted” and there was no one inside the temple when the incident occurred. The incident further alarmed residents living under constant fear of a major disaster in the offing.

Here Are Some Key Points Related to Joshimath Sinking:

1. Huge cracks have appeared in many houses and nearly 50 families have been moved to safer locations, disaster management officials said.
2. 60 families living in a colony meant for Vishnu Prayag Jal Vidyut Pariyojana employees have been shifted elsewhere, its director Pankaj Chauhan said.
3. Several houses there were damaged in varying degrees while water from the aquifer is constantly flowing down with great force.
4. Teams from NDRF have also been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure, Chamoli Chief Development Officer (CDO) Lalit Narayan Mishra said on Friday.
5. Uttarakhand CM Dhami will meet the affected families and hold a meeting with the officials deployed in relief work.
6. All construction activities related to mega projects like the chardham all weather road and the NTPC’s hydel project have been stopped till further orders on the demand of residents.
7. The district administration has put a ban on the construction of Helang bypass by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), work of the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and other construction work.
8. Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar and secretary disaster management Ranjit Kumar Sinha along with a team of experts are camping on the ground to constantly monitor the situation.

(With PTI, ANI Inputs)

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