Redevelopment works at Badrinath shrine suspended in view of biting cold
According to officials, the work can resume only in March once the cold subsides.
According to officials, the work can resume only in March once the cold subsides.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to assess the ongoing rescue efforts in Chamoli's Mana region, where an avalanche buried a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp, trapping 55 workers.
Local administration is awaiting the state government's nod for the relocation plan for the affected villagers.
The fire that broke out in the forest of Helang village reached Badrinath Highway before inching ahead towards the town.
The state government has prepared the blueprint of the package on the basis of the assessment of the damage done at its level
Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana said that teams of SDRF and police are on alert if any tragedy arises due to heavy snowfall in Joshimath.
The Chief Minister on Thursday while speaking to ANI stated that the state officials have been monitoring the situation in Joshimath every day. The water discharge which was at 570 lpm (litres per minute) has reduced to 100 lpm now.
After the meeting, Dhami announced that "Char Dham Yatra will be starting in the next four months".
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo described the situation in Joshimath as extremely alarming, as she questioned the Centre why steps were not taken much earlier as there were predictions of land subsidence.
Earlier on Sunday, a team from the Prime Minister's Office visited disaster-hit areas of Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and inspected the situation, an official said.
