Joshimath Land Subsidence: The Prime Minister's Office will on Sunday hold a high-level meeting on the continuing sinking of land in Joshimath. Principal Secretary to PM, Dr. PK Mishra will hold a high-level review with the Cabinet Secretary and senior officials of the government of India, and members of the National Disaster Management Authority at PMO today afternoon.
According to ANI, the district officials of Joshimath will also remain present through video conference on this issue.
Jyotirmath admin on Sunday said that development activities like hydroelectric power projects and tunnels are the reason for the destruction of Joshimath.
The situation in Joshimath remains grim as one of the Hindu monasteries, the Shankaracharya Matth in the Jyotirmath area, has also developed cracks in many places over the past 15 days, as reported by the news agency ANI. The situation has triggered a scare in the religious institute. According to the Jyotirmath administration, these cracks have increased in the last 15 days. Swami Vishwapriyananda, chief of Matth has cited the 'development" as the cause of the calamity.
"Development has now become a reason for destruction as hydroelectric power projects, and tunnels have affected our town. There were no cracks before 15 days, but these days the cracks are continuously increasing in Matth," Vishwapriyananda said while talking to ANI.
“We are filing petition in SC pertaining to urgency of Joshimath land subsidence issue. Now, it's on court how soon they'll hear & give direction. Over 500 houses have developed cracks. It should be analysed & people should be assured of safety,” Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati was quoted by ANI as saying.