Water discharge reduced to 170 LPM, An amount of Rs 3.50 crore was distributed to 233 affected land owners as interim relief
An amount of Rs 52.50 lakh was distributed as immediate relief to 105 affected tenants
Dehradun. Secretary, Disaster Management, Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha, informed about the work being done by the State Government for relief, rescue and permanent/temporary rehabilitation etc. after land subsidence and landslides in Joshimath town area on Saturday. Secretary Dr Sinha said that an amount of Rs 3.50 crore has been distributed to 233 affected landowners in Joshimath as interim relief. An amount of 52.50 lakh has been distributed as immediate relief to 105 affected tenants.
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 170 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 noticed in 863 buildings. The number of buildings with cracks has not increased. 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. 248 families have been temporarily displaced in view of security. The number of displaced family members is 900. 41 affected families have moved to relatives or rented houses.
