Joshimath Sinking: CM Dhami to visit sinking villages, promises necessary action
Khatima, January 5: Following news of land subsidence in Joshimath and cracks in many houses in the city, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said necessary steps would be taken to save people and their in the district.
CM Dhami immediately visited Joshimath, and took necessary measures. The comes amid reports that land sinking, known as vertical subsidence of land in the area, is causing huge cracks in homes located in the area.
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Joshimath's municipal chairperson, Shailendra Pawar, said water had leaked from the ground in the Marwadi community, causing large cracks in houses.
"I went to Dehradun to meet CM Dhami to discuss the entire situation. There have been reports that cracks have appeared in the houses due to leakage of water from inside the ground in the Marwadi ward," said Shailendra Pawar.
Meanwhile, people in Joshimath his township in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand left their homes and took refuge in safe places following land subsidence in the area.
Danger of house collapse due to winter and landslide is a big problem in Joshimath town. Cracks in the walls and floors of houses in urban areas are getting deeper day-by-day, raising alarm bells.
Shailendra Pawar said that more than 3000 people from 576 houses in the city area have been affected due to this subsidence. "All the houses are being surveyed by the municipality. Many people have also left their homes," he said.
Land subsidence has completely taken under its grasp the house of Madhavi Sati, the ex-Municipal President of Joshimath town area just like the other 574 houses in the town area, which have also developed huge cracks.
"I have no other option but to live in a ruined house," she said. She said that the DM of Chamoli also visited the area but no conclusion has been reached so far.
"The people of Joshimath are worried about the future of the city," she added.
Soon a delegation from Joshimath will be travelling to Dehradun to meet Uttarakhand Chief
Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with the demand for rehabilitation for the people affected by the subsidence.
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- ANI
