Dehradun.
Secretary, Disaster Management, Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha informed about the relief, rescue and permanent/temporary rehabilitation work being done by the state government after land subsidence and landslides in Joshimath town area. Dr Sinha said that an amount of Rs 3.72 crore has been distributed to 301 affected families as interim relief.
Secretary Disaster Management has informed that the initial discharge of water in Joshimath which was 540 LPM on January 06, 2023 has currently reduced to 182 LPM. In the temporarily identified relief camps, Joshimath has a total of 661 rooms with a capacity of 2957 people and Pipalkoti has 491 rooms with a capacity of 2205 people. Till now cracks have been reported in 863 buildings. He informed that 01 area/ward has been declared unsafe in Gandhinagar, 02 in Singhdhar, 05 in Manoharbagh, 07 in Sunil. 181 buildings are located in an unsafe area. 282 families have been temporarily displaced in view of security. The number of displaced family members is 947.
