Joshimath Crisis: A large number of people in Joshimath have been declared unsafe due to land subsidence and are not willing to leave their homes, whereas in Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said that every minute is important. Sandhu directed to evacuate the people from the affected area immediately. Unsafe by the district administration 363 have put a red mark on more houses. It has asked the people living in these houses to either move to temporary relief centers or shift to rented houses. For this, each family will get 4, 5847 from the state government for the next six months. will get monthly assistance of Rs.

According to a bulletin of Disaster Management Authority, Chamoli, in Joshimath today 64 and cracks were observed in the houses, followed by the number of houses affected by the landslide 678 Has become. There itself, 20 and the families have been shifted to a safe place. It said that till now 69 The families have been shifted to safer places in the town. Personnel of National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed for relief and rescue efforts.

Review of the situation in Joshimath Sandhu held a meeting with officials of the state secretariat to review the situation in Joshimath and asked them to expedite the work of evacuating people from their homes so that they are safe. He said that the dilapidated houses which have developed cracks should be demolished immediately so that there is no more damage.

Broken pipeline and sewer line should also be repaired immediately The officer said that the broken drinking water pipeline and sewer line should also be repaired immediately. Because, things can become more complicated in the area affected by them. Many families living in the affected area are unable to break their emotional attachment to their homes and do not want to leave them. People who have reached temporary shelters are also reaching to see their vacant houses which are in danger.

I would rather die in the same house than go anywhere else ) Parameshwari Devi, an elderly citizen of Marwari ward, one of the worst-affected areas in the town, said she had spent all her savings to build her own house and was now being asked to leave it and move to a relief camp. Is. He told a private news channel- I would prefer to die in the same house which is mine than going anywhere else. Where else can I find peace like my own home.

The story of Suraj Kaparwan is like this The story of Suraj Kaparwan, a resident of Manoharbagh is also something like this. His family has still not been able to take a decision to leave the house. The house of Rishi Devi, a resident of Singhdhar, is slowly sinking. She had to move to a safe place with her family, but she returns to her home daily despite her family preventing her from doing so. Devi now sits there staring at the cracked walls of her house.

Rama Devi’s family was forced to sleep in the verandah of the house after cracks in the rooms and finally they left the house in panic. Lakshmi, who took shelter in a primary school building, said she wanted permanent rehabilitation. He said, “How long will we stay in this temporary relief camp.

Double engine government woke up very late Congress said that the central government should declare the tragedy of land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand as a national disaster and the work of railway and other projects there should be allowed to go ahead in a phased manner only after proper study. . The party’s media and publicity chief Pawan Kheda alleged that the news of the Joshimath tragedy was already coming, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ‘double engine’ government of the Center and Uttarakhand woke up too late.

Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted, “Prakriti Rakshati Rakshit: The whole country is worried about the unbridled ‘development’ that has created cracks in Joshimath, Uttarakhand’s Devasthal, by playing with nature and with the people of Joshimath.” He demanded the government to declare the Joshimath disaster as a ‘national disaster’, stop all new projects there, including railways and hydropower, until a fresh appointment of experts, scientists, environmentalists and local people is made. High level committee should not give its report. Kharge said- Only ₹ 5 to the displaced people of Joshimath, instead, suitable compensation should be given from PM Cares Fund.

by increasing the compensation Rs. per victim

Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat also demanded that the compensation should be increased , Rs per victim should be made and a ‘new Joshimath’ should be built preserving the old town . Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a petitioner seeking his intervention to declare the crisis caused by landslide in Joshimath as a national calamity, for the purpose of listing his appeal for urgent hearing. B is asked to do.

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Mon, Jan 9, 2023, 10: 43 PM IST