6 January 2023, 16:34 PM
Chamoli District: Team of experts start door-to-door survey -PICS
A team of experts, including officials from the administration and State Disaster Management, conducted a door-to-door survey in the areas which were affected by the land subsidence in Uttarakhand Joshimath. Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar and Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha started the door-to-door survey in the Joshimath, Chamoli district.
6 January 2023, 15:34 PM
Uttarakhand News: Two action plans to save Joshimath, government send expert team
The government will prepare two action plans to save Joshimath which is continuously sinking. The government has sent an expert team headed by Secretary of Disaster Management Dr. Ranjit Sinha to Joshimath for this, which will submit its report after studying all aspects. Due to frequent landslides in Joshimath, cracks have started increasing in houses, walls and roads. Water has started coming out from under people's houses.
6 January 2023, 15:30 PM
Joshimath Latest News: 30% bookings in hotels canceled, landslide hugely affecting tourism
The effect of the landslide in Joshimath is affecting tourism. Auli and Joshimath used to attract around 2,000 tourists daily during winters, but the number of tourists has come down by 30 per cent due to the threat of landslides. Tourists are also canceling advance bookings for hotels. The closure of the ropeway in Auli till further notice has also affected the number of tourists. Here, 45 tourists who had made advance bookings for the tourism department had to reach Joshimath in their vehicles due to the closure of the ropeway.