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It has been more than a month since Bharti Devi left her home which was damaged due to cracks after the land began sinking in Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta, who is a member of the High Power Committee Joshimath Rehabilitation, on Saturday visited Dhak village to take stock of the construction of the pre-fabricated houses being built for the rehabilitation of people affected by the land subsidence disaster.

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Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Thursday said that as advance relief to the affected families in Joshimath, relief amount of Rs 439.03 lakh was distributed to 750 affected people whose houses had developed cracks due to land subsidence.

The Uttarakhand government has already announced relief packages worth crores for the affected families of Joshimath.

Power Minister RK Singh on Thursday said the area of subsidence in Joshimath was 15 km upstream from the components of the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project and there were no signs of sinking of ground around its tunnel alignment.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Power Minister R K Singh on Thursday said the area of subsidence in Joshimath was 15 km upstream from the components of the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project and there were no signs of sinking of ground around its tunnel alignment. India News | Subsidence-hit Area in Joshimath 15 Km Away from NTPC Project: Government.

By Sandeep Chachra The residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand are coming out in protest. Land subsidence in the region has put their lives, houses, and town at risk and impacted the surrounding land. As part of the relief efforts, at-risk families are being shifted to temporary relief centres, and work is underway on building transition centres, where they can stay till a

Secretary of Disaster Management, Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Monday informed that Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan chaired a high-powered committee meeting on the relief, rehabilitation and various other works going on in Joshimath in the wake of landslip and subsidence.

Char Dham Yatra: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has assured pilgrims that no one should have any doubts and fears in their mind about the Joshimath land sinking crisis and the Char Dham Yatra will be conducted safely.