Authorities at Joshimath said on Tuesday that they will start demolishing hotels and houses in the holy town, which developed cracks due to land subsidence. All residents have been safely evacuated from ‘unsafe’ zones.
Uttarakhand | Demolition of Hotel Malari Inn in Joshimath to begin shortly. SDRF deployed at the spot & announcements being made through loudspeakers for people to go to safer places.
Experts decided to demolish Hotel Malari Inn & Hotel Mount View after they were declared unsafe pic.twitter.com/ofPnc8h4cT
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- The demolition of buildings will begin under the supervision of a team of experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee.
- The areas where the buildings will be demolished have been vacated by the administration after they were declared ‘unsafe zones’.
- Hotels Malari Inn and Mount View, which have developed more cracks, will be demolished on Tuesday, officials said.
- Of the two hotels, Malari Inn will be demolished in a step-wise manner today. First of all, the top portion will be demolished. It is being done because both the hotels have tilted and have come very close to each other due to the sinking: Manikant Mishra, Commandant, SDRF
- “Under Joshimath city area, 213 rooms have been temporarily identified as habitable, with their capacities estimated at 1191. Also, 491 rooms/halls have been identified in Pipalkoti outside Joshimath area, with a combined capacity of 2,205,” according to the bulletin issued by the District Disaster Management Authority, Chamoli
- The chief minister told the central team that Joshimath is an important town from cultural, religious and strategic points of view and integrated efforts will be needed for its restoration.