Land subsidence: Karnaprayag, Landour amongst Uttarakhand cities looking at catastrophe
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DEHRADUN: The disaster in Joshimath has introduced into focus the problem of land subsidence which has for years been threatening a number of locations of Uttarakhand, together with the pilgrim city of Karnaprayag and Landour.
Around 80 km from Joshimath, a minimum of 50 homes at Bahuguna Nagar in Karnaprayag have been growing cracks since 2015.
Locals maintain gradual land subsidence chargeable for the fissures and attribute it to the widening of the nationwide freeway, violation of norms in development works associated to mandi parishad, erosion brought on by the Pindar river and unsystematic flushing out of rainwater.
Debris introduced down by a landslide from above Bahuguna Nagar first inflicted injury to homes in 2015, former chairman of Karnaprayag municipal council Subhash Gairola stated.
The municipal council had intervened instantly and the injury was restricted.
It, nonetheless, began aggravating with the widening of the nationwide freeway in recent times and the unsystematic flushing out of rainwater in absence of a drain alongside the Karnaprayag-Kankhool street.
Gairola stated that Karnaprayag, being located on the confluence of the Alaknanda and the Pindar rivers, suffers common and heavy soil erosion throughout monsoon.
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Water additionally gushes into properties throughout monsoon, additional weakening their foundations, he stated.
“The mandi parishad also excavated the area with the help of JCBs during the construction of its buildings which may have further worsened the situation,” Gairola added.
Pictures of half-tilted homes at Bahuguna Nagar with large cracks on their partitions grabbed folks’s consideration solely after the land subsidence in Joshimath hit nationwide headlines.
Asked concerning the homes in Karnaprayag growing crack, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who’s in Joshimath, stated, “It has been there for some time. But it will be discussed in the meetings over land subsidence to be held during the day”.
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Parts of Chamoli district headquarters in Gopeshwar and Semi village close to Guptkashi on the Kedarnath nationwide freeway face an identical scenario, Gairola stated, and demanded rapid help for the affected folks in addition to growing long-term plans to make sure the security of locals.
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana stated, “Families living in at-risk houses in Karnaprayag have been shifted to safety. We are taking the help of experts from IIT-Roorkee to solve the problem in Karnaprayag. They are studying the problem and preparing a detailed project report based on which remedial measures will be taken”.
Land subsidence has additionally been reported from Landour in Mussoorie and Atali village close to Rishikesh.
A 100-metre stretch of the street from Landour Chowk to Kohinoor constructing in Mussoorie has been sinking slowly for the previous 30 years, public representatives from the realm stated and attributed it to heavy development actions within the hill city and a poor drainage system which causes waterlogging.
Mussoorie SDM Shailendra Singh Negi, who not too long ago visited Landour to examine the cracks, stated land subsidence within the space is presently minor in nature.
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But within the bigger public curiosity, the components which have led to the scenario are being studied in order that corrective steps may very well be taken, he stated. In Atali village close to Rishikesh, fissures have developed within the floor.
Villagers declare {that a} railway tunnel being constructed within the space has brought about the crack with Neighbouring Singtali, Lodsi, Kaudiyala and Bavani villages additionally affected.
SDM Devendra Negi stated a staff of consultants has been constituted which can do an on-the-spot inspection of the affected villages on January 15.
DEHRADUN: The disaster in Joshimath has introduced into focus the problem of land subsidence which has for years been threatening a number of locations of Uttarakhand, together with the pilgrim city of Karnaprayag and Landour.
Around 80 km from Joshimath, a minimum of 50 homes at Bahuguna Nagar in Karnaprayag have been growing cracks since 2015.
Locals maintain gradual land subsidence chargeable for the fissures and attribute it to the widening of the nationwide freeway, violation of norms in development works associated to mandi parishad, erosion brought on by the Pindar river and unsystematic flushing out of rainwater.
Debris introduced down by a landslide from above Bahuguna Nagar first inflicted injury to homes in 2015, former chairman of Karnaprayag municipal council Subhash Gairola stated.
The municipal council had intervened instantly and the injury was restricted.
It, nonetheless, began aggravating with the widening of the nationwide freeway in recent times and the unsystematic flushing out of rainwater in absence of a drain alongside the Karnaprayag-Kankhool street.
Gairola stated that Karnaprayag, being located on the confluence of the Alaknanda and the Pindar rivers, suffers common and heavy soil erosion throughout monsoon.
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Water additionally gushes into properties throughout monsoon, additional weakening their foundations, he stated.
“The mandi parishad also excavated the area with the help of JCBs during the construction of its buildings which may have further worsened the situation,” Gairola added.
Pictures of half-tilted homes at Bahuguna Nagar with large cracks on their partitions grabbed folks’s consideration solely after the land subsidence in Joshimath hit nationwide headlines.
Asked concerning the homes in Karnaprayag growing crack, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who’s in Joshimath, stated, “It has been there for some time. But it will be discussed in the meetings over land subsidence to be held during the day”.
ALSO READ| How inexperienced was my valley: The Himalayan loot that triggered the Joshimath catastrophe
Parts of Chamoli district headquarters in Gopeshwar and Semi village close to Guptkashi on the Kedarnath nationwide freeway face an identical scenario, Gairola stated, and demanded rapid help for the affected folks in addition to growing long-term plans to make sure the security of locals.
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana stated, “Families living in at-risk houses in Karnaprayag have been shifted to safety. We are taking the help of experts from IIT-Roorkee to solve the problem in Karnaprayag. They are studying the problem and preparing a detailed project report based on which remedial measures will be taken”.
Land subsidence has additionally been reported from Landour in Mussoorie and Atali village close to Rishikesh.
A 100-metre stretch of the street from Landour Chowk to Kohinoor constructing in Mussoorie has been sinking slowly for the previous 30 years, public representatives from the realm stated and attributed it to heavy development actions within the hill city and a poor drainage system which causes waterlogging.
Mussoorie SDM Shailendra Singh Negi, who not too long ago visited Landour to examine the cracks, stated land subsidence within the space is presently minor in nature.
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But within the bigger public curiosity, the components which have led to the scenario are being studied in order that corrective steps may very well be taken, he stated. In Atali village close to Rishikesh, fissures have developed within the floor.
Villagers declare {that a} railway tunnel being constructed within the space has brought about the crack with Neighbouring Singtali, Lodsi, Kaudiyala and Bavani villages additionally affected.
SDM Devendra Negi stated a staff of consultants has been constituted which can do an on-the-spot inspection of the affected villages on January 15.
