After Joshimath, surrounding villages starts sinking in Uttarakhand
Local administration is awaiting the state government's nod for the relocation plan for the affected villagers.
Local administration is awaiting the state government's nod for the relocation plan for the affected villagers.
The fire that broke out in the forest of Helang village reached Badrinath Highway before inching ahead towards the town.
The state government has prepared the blueprint of the package on the basis of the assessment of the damage done at its level
Electricity and water bills of the local residents affected in Joshimath Land Subsidence have been waived on Sunday by the Uttarakhand Government at the orders issued on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
The Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu are being developed as the hydroelectric generation hub of the country with several power projects coming up in the area.
After the meeting, Dhami announced that "Char Dham Yatra will be starting in the next four months".
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo described the situation in Joshimath as extremely alarming, as she questioned the Centre why steps were not taken much earlier as there were predictions of land subsidence.
Earlier on Sunday, a team from the Prime Minister's Office visited disaster-hit areas of Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and inspected the situation, an official said.
The Secretary inspected areas including Auli Ropeway, Manohar Bagh, Shankaracharya Math, JP Colony along with geologists and senior officials.
The meeting was attended by Road and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Power Minister R K Singh, Environment, and Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
