After the selection of land for construction of model pre-fab shelters in Dhak village, Chamoli, work has been started for land leveling, electricity, water, sewer etc.
An amount of Rs 3.45 crore has been distributed to 261 affected families as interim relief in Joshimath.
If required, the option of arranging accommodation for displaced persons in the hostels of Bhararisain Vidhansabha has been kept open.
Dehradun. Secretary Disaster Management, Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha, on Monday at the Media Center, Secretariat, briefed media about the work being done by the state government related to relief, rescue and permanent/temporary rehabilitation etc after land subsidence and landslides in the Joshimath town area. Dr. Sinha informed that an amount of Rs 3.45 crore has been distributed to 261 affected families in Joshimath as interim relief. The construction work of One BHK, Two BHK and Three BHK model prototype prefabricated shelters has started by Central Building Research Institute Roorkee on the land located near Horticulture Department, HDRI, Joshimath. After selection of land for construction of model prototype prefabricated shelters of One BHK, Two BHK and Three BHK in Dhak village, Chamoli, work has been started for land leveling, arrangement of electricity, water, sewer etc. If required, the option of arranging accommodation for the displaced families in the hostels of Bhararisain Vidhansabha has been kept open.
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 180 LPM. In the temporarily identified relief camps, Joshimath has a total of 656 rooms with a capacity of 2940 people and Pipalkoti has 491 rooms with a capacity of 2205 people. Till now cracks have been noticed 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 unsafe area. 278 families have been temporarily displaced in view of security. The number of displaced family members is 933.
