Joshimath sinking: NDRF team to be deployed in affected areas
Uttarakhand, January 6: Amid the land subsidencein Joshimath, the administration of district instructed immediate deployment of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the town.
Meanwhile, a team of officials and expert conducted door-to-door survey in the areas which were affected by land subsidence.
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Notably, a total of nine families were displaced, which includes four families in Joshimath Municipal Corporation, one from Gurudwara Joshimath, one from Tourist Hostel, Manohar Bagh and others.
In total, 38 families have been displaced so far.
In order to view the situation of land subsidence, a high-level meeting has been conducted by CM Dhami.
Apart from the Disaster Management, Irrigation, Home Department officials, Commissioner Garhwal Mandal and District Magistrate Chamoli will also participate in the meeting.
Dhami further said that he would visit Joshimath on Saturday and take stock of the situation.
Notably, Joshimath administration stated that huge cracks have been appeared in the houses due to leakage of water from inside the ground in the Marwadi ward.
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Meanwhile, many families have been migrated from Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district to other places.
- ANI
