Amit Shah chairs a high-level meeting on the Joshimath crisis

Following the Joshimath crisis caused by land subsidence, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with five union ministers today at a high level. According to reports, the meeting included Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav, and Energy Minister RK Singh, as well as key officials. During the meeting, Shah went over the situation in Joshimath.

In the meeting, issues related to relief measures for the people and the current situation were discussed in detail. Earlier, the Union Home Minister spoke to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the phone and took stock of the latest situation. Shah assured all possible help to the state. BJP national president JP Nadda also spoke to CM Dhami.

Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, spent last night in Joshimath and held several meetings today in response to land subsidence in the area. He also interacted with the residents.

Due to landslides in the Joshimath city area, 723 buildings have been identified which have developed cracks. In view of security, to date 462 people belonging to 131 families have been shifted to temporary relief camps. Owing to the land subsidence in the Joshimath area, the state government has announced various interim relief measures for the affected families.

The government will take care of the affected families, according to Secretary to Chief Minister R Meenakshi Sundaram, and each family will receive immediate interim assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh under disaster relief. Sundaram stated that an amount of Rs 1.5 lakh is being provided as immediate interim assistance to the affected families, with Rs 50,000 being provided in advance for house shifting and Rs 1 lakh is provided for disaster relief, which will be adjusted later.

The secretary stated that a survey of the buildings affected by the landslide is currently underway. According to the official, those who wish to live in a rented house are entitled to Rs 4,000 per month for a period of six months. Earlier, during a meeting with stakeholders and local residents, he stated unequivocally that those affected by the landslide would be compensated at the market rate. The market rate will be determined based solely on stakeholder suggestions and in the public interest. He also stated that the interests of the locals would be protected.