Demolition of two hotels in Joshimath continues: Supreme Court hearing tomorrow to declare it a National Disaster

In Joshimath, the work of demolishing Malari Inn and Mount View hotels, which were bowed due to land subsidence, is going on.

In Uttarakhand’s Joshimath, the work of demolishing two hotels, Malari Inn and Mount View, bowing down due to land subsidence is going on. The houses built around them are not damaged and the ground does not sink too much, so these hotels are being demolished by hand without using machinery. So far 723 houses have developed cracks in this area. At the same time, the Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the matter of declaring the Joshimath crisis as a national disaster.

First the upper part of the hotel is being demolished. Several personnel have been deployed to break it. The road has been blocked near Hotel Malari Inn. Police and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) officials have also been deployed to ensure that work is not disrupted.

CBRI says that it is necessary to demolish these hotels, because they will collapse further.

Priest of Badrinath Temple said – development in Joshimath is a matter of concern
Ishwarprasad Namboodiri, head priest of Badrinath temple, has expressed concern over the Joshimath case. He said that we worship Mother Earth. Development in Joshimath is a matter of concern. There is no point in developing a project in such a way that it creates problems for the fragile land.

Workers have been given special training to demolish the hotel.

Houses around hotels, so it is necessary to demolish them
The demolition work of the hotel is being done under the supervision of the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) Roorkee. CBRI Chief Scientist DP Kanungo said that the hotel cannot be repaired. There are houses around both the hotels, so it is necessary to demolish them. The hotel will collapse further, which will cause more damage. That’s why they will be dropped as soon as possible. Mechanical dismantling techniques are being used for this.

He said that we will not use any type of heavy vibrating machine here. Special training has been given to the workers. We have to save the land. We are trying to ensure that there is minimum or no vibration inside the ground. Earlier on Wednesday, after getting information about the demolition of the hotel, the owner sat on a dharna along with the family members demanding compensation.

The path between the two hotels is about 1.5 feet to 2 feet and has become quite dangerous.

Thakur Singh Rana, the owner of Hotel Malari Inn, had said – There is so much pressure from the adjacent hotel building that my hotel is about to collapse. I am helpless, I cannot say anything. Can anyone be happy if their hotel is being demolished? Till now there has been no talk about compensation with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, I have no information about compensation.

Now one and a half lakh help to the affected people in Joshimath
In Joshimath, the residents of 723 houses which have developed cracks will be given assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh. 50 thousand rupees will be given for shifting and one lakh rupees will be given as advance of compensation. What will be the final compensation, it will be decided later. The survey will be completed in a week and after that this help will be given.

This picture is of a house situated in the danger zone. Big cracks are clearly visible in it.

Joshimath divided into three zones
The state government has decided to divide Joshimath into three zones. These zones will be – Danger, Buffer and Safe Zone. There will be such houses in the danger zone which are very dilapidated and not fit for habitation. Such houses will be demolished manually, while those in the safe zone will have mild cracks and are less prone to collapse. Those houses in the buffer zone will have minor cracks but are prone to crack growth. A team of experts has recommended the demolition of houses with cracks.

Red cross mark has been put on all the houses in the danger zone. These houses are no longer livable.

Joshimath and surrounding area sinking every year
A two-year study by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing revealed that land in and around Joshimath was sinking at a rate of 2.5 inches every year. This study has been done by the Dehradun-based institute using satellite data. Satellite images collected from July 2020 to March 2022 show that the entire region is slowly sinking. The data shows that the subsidence zone is spread across the valley and is not confined to Joshimath.

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