Joshimath
- India
Next steps in Joshimath: Rehabilitate people with dignity and re-evaluate hydro projects
With the government making efforts to relocate people and provide compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh to affected families in Joshimath, experts suggest that all infrastructure work in the region be halted, and…
- Hyderabad
Geophysical scientists from Hyderabad to study land subsidence issue in Joshimath
Hyderabad: A team of experts from CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) will be leaving for Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which witnessed land subsidence recently, to conduct subsurface physical mapping of the affected town, a…
- India
Joshimath: Committee formed for distribution of interim package amount among affected families
Joshimath: A 19-member committee, headed by Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana, was formed on Wednesday for the distribution of the interim package amount among the affected families in subsidence-hit Joshimath town in…
- India
Govt mulling setting up ‘New Joshimath’ on lines of Tehri
Joshimath: The government has been considering the making of a new Joshimath, along the lines of Tehri, which is being opposed by the locals who insist on staying in the holy city.…
- India
Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 1.5 lakh interim relief for those affected in Joshimath
Joshimath: The Uttarkhand government on Wednesday announced Rs 1.5 lakh interim relief to affected families who have been shifted to safer locations after land subsidence in Joshimath led to houses and establishments…
- India
Joshimath residents seek proper compensation before damaged houses’ demolition
Joshimath: The demolition work to raze structures damaged due to land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a huge protest by locals, who were not ready to vacate their houses unless they are…
- India
Joshimath sinking: Chief Secy orders immediate evacuation of people
Dehradun: Stressing that every minute is important, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S.S. Sandhu on Monday directed immediate evacuation of people from the affected zone in Joshimath, which is facing land susidence. Earlier, a…
- India
Joshimath crisis: Residents refuse to leave, ‘every min imp’, says official
Dehradun: As many residents remain reluctant to leave their homes that have been declared unsafe due to land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu on Monday stressed that every minute…
- India
Joshimath crisis: Cracks appear in Shankaracharya temple, Shivling
Chaoli: The latest casualty in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, which is witnessing extreme land subsidence, is a temple in the Shankaracharya Math, established by Adi Jagatguru Shankaracharya, which had developed cracks and has…
- India
Joshimath subsidence: SC asks petitioner to mention on Tue for urgent listing of PIL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked a petitioner, who has sought the court’s intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster, to mention his plea Tuesday for urgent…
- India
Experts blame Joshimath disaster to rampant infrastructure development
New Delhi: The appearance of cracks on roads and houses across Joshimath in Uttarakhand is mainly due to the rampant infrastructure development that is happening in a very fragile ecosystem like Himalayas,…
- India
Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; PMO reviews situation
New Delhi: Relief and rescue efforts were intensified in Joshimath after it was declared a landslide and subsidence-hit zone, with the Centre on Sunday stressing that the immediate priority is the safety…