The Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority reports that 603 structures in Joshimath town have already developed fractures.
Digital Desk: Chamoli District Magistrate, Himanshu Khurana announced on Monday that the Joshimath region of Uttarakhand has been deemed disaster-prone due to the increasing soil subsidence and fissures discovered.
Two central teams, one of which is from the Union Jal Shakti ministry, he said, will soon arrive in the holy town.
"The Joshimath region has been labelled disaster-prone. A team from the Jal Shakti ministry is among the two teams from the central government that are now making their way here.
Joshimath and the surrounding communities have restricted construction operations. The affected residents are receiving dry ration packets, according to the Chamoli DM.
The district administration had earlier on Monday stated that the affected people's relief camps' essential amenities were being regularly examined.
"All feasible help is being offered to the afflicted people," DM Khurana said. "Basic facilities in the relief camps set up for the affected people in Joshimath are being continually reviewed by the administration."
If necessary, the government would perform an emergency inspection, according to Khurana.
The Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority reports that 603 structures in Joshimath town have already developed fractures.
According to officials, 68 households in total have been "temporarily" relocated.
The Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority issued a statement stating that "Hotel Mount View and Malari Inn have been banned for operation and accommodation, until further instructions, under the Disaster Management Act, 2005."
With a capacity of 1271, 229 rooms have been designated as temporarily habitable in the Joshimath city area.
Following sections 33 and 34 of the Disaster Management Act, the administration has also mandated the immediate evacuation of residents from regions that are dangerous and frequently subject to landslides.
The vulnerable families are being temporarily relocated to safer locations, the official added. "The job of identifying the places damaged by landslides is under progress."
Construction on the NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project has been halted with immediate effect and will remain so until further orders.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has also been ordered to stop building on the Ho Hare Helang bypass immediately, pending further instructions.
The Joshimath Municipality's development projects have also been put on hold until further orders, according to the statement.
The impacted households received the necessary assistance monies for basic home necessities from the district government on Sunday.
The apparent slump in the holy town may have several causes, but DM Banerjee, an emeritus scientist at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), blamed the current state of affairs on the building of roads and tunnels for a neighbouring hydroelectric project.
"The rocks of Joshimath are from the Precambrian age, and the area is in seismic zone 4." Joshimath is a part of the lower Himalayas. In addition, people shouldn't have built homes on this land, especially ones that are large and have three to four stories, Banerjee said on Sunday, according to ANI.
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