Joshimath
PMO to hold high-level meeting on Joshimath land subsidence
New Delhi/IBNS: Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr P K Mishra will hold a high-level review of the Joshimath situation with the Cabinet Secretary and senior officials of the Indian government and members of the National Disaster Management Authority at the PMO on Sunday afternoon.
District officials of Joshimath will also remain present through video conference on this issue.
Senior officers of Uttarakhand will also attend the review through VC.
According to reports, over 500 houses in the region have developed cracks.
Locals claim that the city is sinking.
Experts have raised alarm over the developments linking the cracks in the houses to rapid construction in the ecologically sensitive area.
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