U'khand: Paingadh Village Residents Forced to Leave Home, Take Shelter in Relief Camps
1 year, 10 months ago

U'khand: Paingadh Village Residents Forced to Leave Home, Take Shelter in Relief Camps

News 18  

Like subsidence-hit Joshimath, villagers of Paingadh village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have also been forced to leave their houses due to landslides and cracks appearing in their accommodations. The rubble of this landslide has affected almost half of the village and people who used to live in the zone have had to leave their homes and take shelter elsewhere, he said. Something definitive about it can be said only after the district administration makes a rehabilitation policy for the village," the Education Officer of Tharali block, Adarsh Kumar told PTI. Meanwhile, Chamoli District Disaster Management Officer N K Joshi said a tin shed is being built in a secure location where the affected people of the village will be shifted.

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Landslides hit village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, several houses damaged
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Landslides hit village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, several houses damaged

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: A series of landslides hit Dharkot village in Chamoli district, causing significant damage to 31 homes. Following a swift assessment, the District Disaster Management Authority deemed ten homes highly vulnerable and ordered the immediate relocation of affected families to safer areas until further notice. Since early 2023, the devastating Joshimath land submergence disaster has continued to plague surrounding areas, …

Uttarakhand offers relief to people of Joshimath
1 year, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand offers relief to people of Joshimath

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposed policy for compensation on the permanent displacement of land and buildings of disaster affected people in land subsidence hit Joshimath town. “If the disaster-affected person demands land for a shop/business establishment after receiving the compensation for the building, then, in such a situation, land up to a maximum area of 15 sq. …

Joshimath: Power, water bills of affected families waived off for 6 months
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath: Power, water bills of affected families waived off for 6 months

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand government has waived the electricity and water bills of the local residents affected by Joshimath's land subsidence for six months. He also said that 878 members of 243 disaster-affected families are in relief camps and basic facilities are being provided to them, according to the news agency ANI. The amount distributed is advanced relief for damaged buildings, special rehabilitation …

Joshimath: Relief shipped from Delhi for displaced families, says Dhami
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath: Relief shipped from Delhi for displaced families, says Dhami

Hindustan Times  

A month after mass evacuation from Uttarakhand's Joshimath due to an alarming land subsidence that caused deep cracks in buildings and roads in the area, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Sunday that he has flagged off relief materials for the displaced families in Joshimath from Uttarakhand Sadan in Delhi on Sunday. According to Chamoli district magistrate Himanshu Khurana, …

Joshimath crisis: A month on, evacuees say forced to live like refugees
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath crisis: A month on, evacuees say forced to live like refugees

Hindustan Times  

The residents of Joshimath on Friday said that they were still waiting to be shifted to the transit shelters or prefabricated homes as promised by the administration, a month after the crisis due to landslide worsened in the Uttarakhand town. We were promised transit shelters until a final rehabilitation policy was prepared but nothing of this sort has happened until …

1st house collapse in crisis-hit Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

1st house collapse in crisis-hit Joshimath

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: A house collapsed in the Singh Dhar ward of Joshimath on Sunday morning, the first residence to fall due to land subsidence, officials familiar with the matter and the owner of the house said on Monday The house which collapsed in Joshimath on Sunday. The cracks in houses and fields are getting bigger and deeper.” Chamoli district magistrate Himanshu …

Two years on, rehabilitation still eludes villagers in Chamoli
1 year, 11 months ago

Two years on, rehabilitation still eludes villagers in Chamoli

Hindustan Times  

Almost two years after Raini village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district faced the brunt of a glacial lake outburst in February 2021 leaving over 204 people dead, the promise of rehabilitation has remained a pipe dream for residents of the sinking village with officials attributing the delay to “non-availability” of land. On February 7, 2021, the slope on which Raini village …

Joshimath: Residents Leave Pets Behind as Land Subsidence Prompts Evacuations in Sinking Town
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath: Residents Leave Pets Behind as Land Subsidence Prompts Evacuations in Sinking Town

News 18  

As Joshimath is reeling under a serious land subsidence issue, the Uttarakhand government has ordered the evacuation of people from homes marked “unsafe” in the sinking hill town. The number of houses that have developed cracks has now risen to 826 out of which 165 are in the “unsafe zone”, a bulletin from the Disaster Management Authority said. Meanwhile, two …

₹1.87 cr relief provided to 125 affected families in Joshimath: Uttarakhand govt
1 year, 11 months ago

₹1.87 cr relief provided to 125 affected families in Joshimath: Uttarakhand govt

Hindustan Times  

Over ₹1.87 crore interim relief was provided to 125 affected families in Joshimath by the Uttarakhand government, Ranjit Kumar Sinha, secretary of disaster management, said on Saturday during a press briefing on the Joshimath crisis. Number of houses that developed cracks has gone up to 782 “Under the relief amount being distributed to the affected, at the rate of ₹5000 …

Cracks in Homes, Unchecked Construction Could Trigger Joshimath-like Crisis in These Regions
1 year, 11 months ago

Cracks in Homes, Unchecked Construction Could Trigger Joshimath-like Crisis in These Regions

News 18  

The crisis in Joshimath has shined a spotlight on the issue of land subsidence, or ground sinking, and the dangers of overwhelming ecologically fragile regions, such as the Himalayas, with excessive construction activities. Here are some regions where a Joshimath-like crisis is feared: Karnaprayag Residents in this town, which is merely 85 kms away from Joshimath, have reported widening cracks …

Joshimath crisis | Chamoli DM says resettlement package being prepared in interest of affected
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath crisis | Chamoli DM says resettlement package being prepared in interest of affected

The Hindu  

Dehradun The resettlement and rehabilitation package for the people affected in subsidence-hit Joshimath is being prepared keeping in mind the interests of stakeholders, an official said on Saturday. Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana who met the affected families staying in relief camps in Joshimath on Friday night said the stakeholders want to be compensated in different ways. "Some want cash …

Fear and foreboding in Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

Fear and foreboding in Joshimath

The Hindu  

The first thing that Neelam Bhujwan does every morning is to open a window of her two-room rented accommodation to check on a yellow single-storey house barely 300 metres away on the same hill, a little down the slope. Now I see it sinking every day.” The 47-year-old Anganwadi worker has rented a place nearby, so she can keep a …

Joshimath: Demolition of two hotels underway; cracks appear in Karanprayag homes
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath: Demolition of two hotels underway; cracks appear in Karanprayag homes

Hindustan Times  

The process for the demolition of two hotels namely Malari Inn and Mount View, which were the first two structures to be demolished in land subsidence-hit Joshimath gathered pace on Friday morning, with the entire operation expected to last a week. Surendra Deb, Nayab Tehsildar, Karanprayag said,” We have served notices to eight families to vacate the houses that have …

Demolition drive resumes at Joshimath amid protests by locals
1 year, 11 months ago

Demolition drive resumes at Joshimath amid protests by locals

India Today  

The demolition drive in Uttarakhand's 'sinking' town of Joshimath resumed on Thursday, a day after work was stopped by protesting locals. The drive commenced with the demolition of Hotel Malari Inn, which was marked unsafe due to the building developing deeper cracks that nudged it to incline backwards. On Wednesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Puskhar Dhami announced a compensation of Rs …

Joshimath sinking | Interim relief of ₹1.5 lakh per family, no house demolition: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking | Interim relief of ₹1.5 lakh per family, no house demolition: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government will pay an interim relief of ₹45 crore, amounting to ₹1.5 lakh for each of the 3,000 families living in Joshimath, the Himalayan pilgrim town whose land is sinking, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Wednesday. The interim relief from the government came a day after the residents of Joshimath staged a massive protest when the …

Not just Joshimath, THESE places in Uttarakhand at risk of sinking | Details
1 year, 11 months ago

Not just Joshimath, THESE places in Uttarakhand at risk of sinking | Details

India TV News  

As more houses continue to develop cracks in the Joshimath, other towns in Uttarakhand are also at risk of facing a similar situation. List of places at risk of sinking Rudraprayag - Maroda, a village in Rudraparyag district of Uttarakhand is also at risk of facing a similar situation. Some houses in the village have developed cracks due to the …

Joshimath residents oppose demolition, demand higher compensation for damaged structures
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath residents oppose demolition, demand higher compensation for damaged structures

The Hindu  

Residents of Joshimath town on Tuesday staged a massive protest against the Uttarakhand Government over the demolition of Malari Inn Hotel, which has been declared “unsafe” by the district administration. Threatening to burn himself alive if he was not assured of compensation in accordance with the ‘Badrinath Master Plan’, Mr. Rana alleged that the State is trying to “get rid …

After Joshimath, cracks appear in houses in Uttarakhand’s Karnprayag; people seek govt help
1 year, 11 months ago

After Joshimath, cracks appear in houses in Uttarakhand’s Karnprayag; people seek govt help

The Hindu  

Cracks appeared at around 50 houses and various minor landslides have taken place at Bahuguna Nagar of Karnprayag. Meanwhile, the District Disaster Management Authority, Chamoli on Monday issued a bulletin related to disaster management in view of landslides happening in the Joshimath area. Under Joshimath city area, 213 rooms have been temporarily identified as habitable, whose capacity has been estimated …

Vacate affected areas in Joshimath without delay: Chief Secy Sandhu to officials
1 year, 11 months ago

Vacate affected areas in Joshimath without delay: Chief Secy Sandhu to officials

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief secretary SS Sandhu on Monday chaired a high-level meeting on the emerging situation in Joshimath and directed officials to vacate the affected areas without any delay and immediately demolish buildings that developed cracks and have become dilapidated. People living in the affected areas should be shifted to a safe place without delay.” “Buildings which have developed cracks and …

Joshimath crisis: Residents of 68 houses deemed to collapse shifted to safe places, says CM
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath crisis: Residents of 68 houses deemed to collapse shifted to safe places, says CM

Hindustan Times  

With several houses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath having developed cracks due to land subsidence, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the residents of 68 houses deemed to be in danger of collapse have been shifted. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami “An area spreading across 600 houses has been earmarked as a danger zone and efforts are underway …

Joshimath: Over 603 buildings develop cracks, 68 families relocated
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath: Over 603 buildings develop cracks, 68 families relocated

Live Mint  

An entire town of around 20,000 population is on the verge of collapse as the houses in Uttrakhand's Joshimath develop yawning cracks. According to experts, National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project has remained the prime cause behind the current situation of Joshimath. Prof. Y P Sundriyal, Head of Department, Geology, HNB Garhwal University, said: "The government has …

Sinking land, cracking homes force many to flee India’s Joshimath
1 year, 11 months ago

Sinking land, cracking homes force many to flee India’s Joshimath

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds moved to shelters after buildings in the Himalayan town popular with pilgrims and tourists develop cracks due to shifting soil. In recent weeks, cracks have been reported in more than 600 houses in Joshimath, prompting authorities to move residents to safer locations, including hotels and guesthouses, government official Himanshu Khurana said. Such instances are detrimental to Joshimath as they …

Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’, govt focus on evacuation
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’, govt focus on evacuation

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government has declared Joshimath’s all nine municipal wards as “landslide-subsidence zone” under the disaster management act, and started evacuation of residents from these areas, officials said on Sunday. “As per the recommendation of the expert committee, municipal area of Joshimath in Chamoli district has been declared as disaster affected with regard to landslide and land subsidence activities,” Sinha …

Joshimath ‘unsafe for living’, 60 families evacuated, 90 in the waiting
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath ‘unsafe for living’, 60 families evacuated, 90 in the waiting

Live Mint  

The authorities in Uttarakhand on Sunday informed that they had declared Joshimath an unsafe place for living'. More than 60 families living in uninhabitable houses have been evacuated to temporary relief centres, Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar told news agency PTI. "Land subsidence has been going on slowly in Joshimath for quite some time but it has increased over the past …

Uttarakhand’s Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’ after land subsidence
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand’s Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’ after land subsidence

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government has declared Joshimath’s all nine municipal wards as ‘disaster affected’ and ‘unsafe for living’ under the Disaster Management Act in view of the growing threat from land subsidence that has resulted in cracks in over 600 houses in the holy city and has started evacuation of the people from these areas. Uttarakhand chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami …

Joshimath declared landslide-subsidence zone
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath declared landslide-subsidence zone

The Hindu  

Joshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone and over 60 families living in uninhabitable houses in the sinking town have been evacuated to temporary relief centres, a senior official said on Sunday. The local administration has set up relief centres at four-five places in the Himalayan town, Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar said. Mr. Kumar said the affected area, including houses …

Hundreds Of People Flee Indian Town After Land Starts Sinking
1 year, 11 months ago

Hundreds Of People Flee Indian Town After Land Starts Sinking

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LUCKNOW, India — Authorities in an Indian Himalayan town have stopped construction activities and started moving hundreds of people to temporary shelters after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared in over 600 houses because of sinking of land, officials said Saturday. Authorities have stopped all construction activity and started shifting hundreds of people panicking after seeing a …

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami meets affected people in Joshimath, assures all possible support from government
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami meets affected people in Joshimath, assures all possible support from government

The Hindu  

Days after the homes and buildings in Joshimath, home to the monastery of Adi Sankaracharya and gateway to the Badrinath temple, started developing deep cracks prima facie due to land subsidence, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the revered town to take the stock of the situation. The Chief Minister said the government is standing fully with the affected people …

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami orders immediate evacuation of people from Joshimath ‘danger zone’
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami orders immediate evacuation of people from Joshimath ‘danger zone’

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand Government on Friday announced its plan to evacuate all the families living in the “danger zone” in Joshimath, also known as the gateway to the Badrinath temple, with immediate effect. Apart from creating a temporary rehabilitation centre for residents displaced by damage to their homes, the State government will also pay them ₹4,000 per month towards rent for …

Explained: Cracks on buildings. Why is Uttarakhand's Joshimath sinking?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: Cracks on buildings. Why is Uttarakhand's Joshimath sinking?

Hindustan Times  

After land subsidence was reported in Uttarakhand's Joshimath by protesting locals, measures by the state government have been put in place to tackle the disaster. The five-member team comprising senior officials, geological experts, and engineers inspected the buildings which have developed cracks, spoke to the affected people, and gave their feedback to the district administration. The state government on Thursday …

Joshimath sinking? 34 Uttarakhand families shifted to safety after homes develop cracks
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath sinking? 34 Uttarakhand families shifted to safety after homes develop cracks

The Hindu  

As many as 34 families living in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath were shifted to a community hall and a primary school after their homes developed deep cracks, leaving them in a panicked state. Talking to The Hindu, Additional District Magistrate Abhishek Tripathi said 28 families were moved to temporary rehabilitation centres created by the district administration in community halls on Wednesday while …

Chamoli Disaster: Uttarakhand High Court Directs DM To Ensure Food, Medicine & Accommodation For Affected Families On War Footing
3 years, 4 months ago

Chamoli Disaster: Uttarakhand High Court Directs DM To Ensure Food, Medicine & Accommodation For Affected Families On War Footing

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Chamoli, to ensure that requisite food, medicines, reasonable accommodation and medical attention, are provided to the families who have lost their bread earner in the Chamoli Glacier Disaster.A glacial outbreak in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on February 7, 2021, caused massive damage to life and property. The Uttarakhand High Court …

Weakened by landslide, hotel collapses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath | WATCH
3 years, 4 months ago

Weakened by landslide, hotel collapses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath | WATCH

India Today  

Following a massive landslide in Uttarakhand's Joshimath village two weeks ago, a hotel built on top of NTPC's tunnel collapsed on Saturday. Fortunately, local police and SDRF had evacuated the hotel ahead of time owing to the possible risk of another landslide. While the main gate of NTPC leading into the tunnel has also been entirely wrecked, the hotel in …

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