Situation in Uttarakhand joshimath state is getting worse cracks seen in more houses Chief secretary said every minute is important imt ThePipaNews

Dehradun: In the city of Joshi Math in Uttarakhand state, more cracks were observed on houses, buildings and roads. SS Sindhu’s chief secretary of state said on Monday that every minute is important. According to a bulletin issued by the Chamoli Disaster Management Authority, cracks were noticed in 68 more homes in Joshi Math on Monday, after which the number of homes affected by subsidence increased to 678. There, another 27 families were moved to a safer place. So far, it is said that 82 families have been moved to safer locations in the city. Sindhu met with state secretary officials to analyze the situation in Joshi Math and asked them to speed up work to evict people from their homes. To keep them safe. He said every minute is important.

The district administration has red-marked more than 200 unsafe homes. She asked people living in these homes to move into temporary shelters or move into rented homes. For this, each family will receive a monthly aid of Rs 4,000 from the state government for the next six months.

National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel were dispatched to rescue operations. Temporary relief centers have been set up for those affected at 16 locations in Joshi Mutt. In addition to these, 19 hotels, boarding houses and school buildings have been identified in Joshi Mutt and 20 such buildings in Pipalkoti on the outskirts of the city.

Sindhu said work should be started immediately to stop erosion in the affected areas, and damaged houses with cracks should be demolished immediately to avoid further damage. The officer said that the ruptured drinking water and sewage pipeline should also be repaired immediately. Because they can complicate the situation in the affected area. Many families living in the affected area are unable to reduce their emotional attachment to their homes and do not want to leave them.

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Those who have reached temporary shelters also come to see their empty homes in danger. Parameshwari Devi, an elderly resident of Marwari district, one of the most affected areas of the city, said she had spent all her savings building a house and was now being asked to leave and go to a relief camp. Speaking to a private news channel, he said that I would rather die at home than go anywhere else. Where else can you find peace like in your own home?

Posted by:Imtiyaz Saqib

First published:January 09, 2023, 23:52 IST