[ad_1] Dehradun: Joshimath is now safe and there is no fear in people’s minds, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday as he flagged off the two-day Auli marathon from the subsidence-hit town. The event is being organised in the temple town to send the message that JoshimathContinue Reading
[ad_1] Joshimath: People, who were shifted to hotels by the administration after cracks developed in houses due to land subsidence in Joshimath of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, have now been asked by hotel owners to vacate their hotel rooms by March 31. The “ultimatum” by hotel owners has been issued inContinue Reading
[ad_1] By Feroze Varun Gandhi On Dec 24, 2009, a tunnel boring machine drilling into the mountain on which Joshimath resides punctured an aquifer ~3km away from Selang village – this resulted in water being discharged at ~700-800 litres per second (enough to sustain the needs of 20-30 lakh peopleContinue Reading
[ad_1] Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a policy for compensation and permanent rehabilitation of the affected families and people in land subsidence-hit Joshimath. It approved a one-time financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to people who were running shops or businesses in rented accommodations renderedContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Insomnia, anxiety, depression and crippling uncertainty about the future. As days pass into weeks and the cracks in their town widen and deepen, hundreds of people displaced by land subsidence in Joshimath and forced into relief camps are battling a range of mental health problems, say residentsContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Issues related to the sinking of Joshimath are being looked into by the high court in Uttarakhand following an order of the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a petition by lawyerContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said here, demanding that the Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone. In a resolution passed at a roundtable organised by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Saturday, expertsContinue Reading
[ad_1] Photo:(IANS) Joshimath: Cracks of one to two metre long have devloped on the Badrinath National Highway in Joshimath, which is the only road that leads to Badrinath, a place of faith for millions of Hindus. Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha said that the administration has been keeping a closeContinue Reading
[ad_1] Joshimath: As land sinks in Joshimath, buildings are razed and hundreds of families are forced out of their homes, there is another tragedy playing out in this Himalayan town many dogs, cattle, and other domestic animals are left untended as their owners navigate the life-changing crisis. Some animals have beenContinue Reading