In a meeting between the administration and the locals, it was announced that a compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh would be provided to the affected families in Joshimath, which was refused by the locals.
Joshimath Crisis Update: Around 4,000 people have been shifted to safer areas. A report is being prepared by an expert committee and will be submitted to the Prime Minister s Office soon.
Chamoli district administration has started evacuating its government building located in Joshimath after cracks appeared in it. At the same time, PM Modi held a high-level meeting with experts on this issue, after which the central agencies seem to be becoming active. According to the information received so far, the Central Government has deployed one team of NDRF and four teams of SDRF in Joshimath city.
Joshimath Sinking: Big cracks have appeared in the buildings of the complex, around the Lakshmi Narayan temple. Brahmachari Mukundanand, in-charge of Jyotir Math, said that cracks had appeared in the entrance of the math, Lakshmi Narayan temple and auditorium.
Joshimath Landslide News Today: According to local sources, not only Joshimath but the neighbouring town of Auli has also faced the same problem. Although no one was injured in the accident, traffic has been stopped in Auli for safety reasons.