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A total of 278 families have been temporarily displaced in view of security in Joshimath. 

The ground is sinking, farms are destroyed, and there was little assessment of the viability of hydroelectric projects.

Experts say it will be hard to save parts of the town that are already sinking.

The Central Building Research Institution (CBRI), Roorkee, has begun work on temporary rehabilitation, pre-fabricated houses for affected families migrating

The government’s delay tactics may force us to take the path of a bigger agitation, says Rajeshwari Devi

Locals have planned a Tiranga Yatra on Republic Day to air their demands for proper rehabilitation

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 24: Alarmed with the recent reports from Joshimath and in the backdrop of the Chamoli disaster earlier, Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) has appealed to the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to constitute/ invite an experts’ committee to Ramban district at the earliest to review adhoc execution of works being carried out on haphazard road and rail alignments that are causing extensive damage to houses and agricultural lands of hundreds of residents of nearby villages, besid...

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is considering stationing permanently specialised mountaineering teams in the higher reaches of the Himalayan states to ensure that they are acclimatised to undertake swift action during avalanches, landslides and floods caused by glacial lake outbursts, o

Uttarakhand was formed against the backdrop of idealism around environment conservation. The years since have seen a reversal of those beliefs.

This has posed a new threat to the surrounding residential buildings. However, the families living here had already been shifted to a primary school, Milan Centre among other places, by the administration. �� Joshimath Land Subsidence: Roof of House Collapses in Singhdhar, Courtyard Sinks.