Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said that teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police are on alert if any tragedy arises due to heavy snowfall in Joshimath on Friday. Joshimath Receives Heavy Snowfall; SDRF, Police on Alert, Says Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana.
Joshimath snowfall: Joshimath in Uttarakhand was coated in a heavy layer of snow on January 20 morning. Besides adding to the woes of the residents of Joshimath who are already facing displacement, the incessant snowfall might also increase the rate of subsidence in the sinking town. aaa
The belongings of the displaced residents, lying outside Hotel Mount View and Malari Inn, are covered in snow as they could not be shifted due to the adverse weather.
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