Cracks in 23 more houses, but less water leakage: 237 families removed in Joshimath

Cracks have appeared in 23 more houses in Joshimath. Till Tuesday, the survey team has a cross marked 849 houses with cracks. Of these, 155 private buildings and 10 commercial establishments have been considered completely unsafe. Due to this, 237 families living in these have been shifted to safer places.
Of the displaced families, 58 have come to live in rented houses. The rest have been appointed by the government. Meanwhile, another picture of pain and helplessness emerged. Many displaced families have been accommodated in hotels by the administration. But the problem is that three families have been crammed into the same room. There is no place even to sleep.
The most trouble is being faced by those women whose children are up to 6 months old. However, it is a matter of relief that there is no problem regarding food and drink. The administration is making arrangements for food in all the camps and hotels. Also, there is no shortage of anything in the markets.
Meanwhile, the subsidence has also raised concerns about the treasure of Lord Badri Vishal. If the situation worsens, then the treasury of Badrinath Dham will be shifted to the temple committee's inspection building in Pipalkoti. Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) President Ajendra Ajay told Bhaskar that there is no danger now, but if needed, the hall of the inspection building located here will be made a strong room.
The winter vacations of all the 10 schools of Joshimath will end on February 1. The concern of the school-going children and their parents is that the schools are far away from the places where they have been accommodated. Also, where there are, 16 people are living in one room.
In such a situation, how to prepare for board and other class exams? Pallavi Rana, a high school student, tells that ever since this disaster happened. She has not been able to read. The talk of disaster is not being removed from the mind. On the other hand, the state government has given relief to the students of the board to choose their own examination centers.
Meanwhile, it was decided on Tuesday to demolish unsafe houses in the lowest-lying Jaypee Colony in Joshimath in view of future hazards. However, the relief is that there has been a reduction in water leakage. Earlier where 540 litres of water was leaking per minute. It has now become 163 litres per minute. Even before this, some decrease in leakage was registered, but the administration's concern increased when there was a sudden increase again on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Center has said that there may be rain and snowfall in Joshimath, Auli and other areas. This has also increased the concern of the people living in the relief camps along with the administration. The most stressed are those families, whose houses have cracks but have not been displaced. Such people say that if this happens, the cracks will widen. Secretary of Disaster Management Dr. Ranjit Sinha said, the disaster management team has visited Joshimath to see the situation.