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Avalanche warning in Uttarakhand hill districts amid heavy rain & snowfall, on alert

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Avalanche warning in Uttarakhand hill districts amid heavy rain & snowfall, on alert

Dehradun: The hill districts in Uttarakhand are on high alert due to continuous heavy rain and snowfall. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for potential avalanches. The warning specifically applies to five districts: Bageshwar, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi. An advisory has been issued to the District Magistrates (DMs) of the respective districts. … Read more

Uttarakhand govt faces challenges from growing landslide zones, focusses on treatment

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Uttarakhand govt faces challenges from growing landslide zones, focusses on treatment

Dehradun: With the growing number of sensitive landslide zones, the state government faces a new challenge to ensure treatments of all such zones before the arrival of the monsoon season next year in the hill state. As per the data, the existing number of sensitive landslide zones is 62. The government had identified 37 landslide zones … Read more

Uttarakhand: Now Jyotirmath residents can repair their disaster affected houses, administration removes ban

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Uttarakhand: Now Jyotirmath residents can repair their disaster affected houses, administration removes ban

Jyotirmath: Following the land-subsidence disaster in January 2022, which devastated Uttarakhand’s Jyotirmath town (formerly known as Joshimath), the local administration had halted repairs on buildings with cracks in walls and floors. Now, the Chamoli administration has lifted this ban, allowing residents to repair their homes. Building owners will need to provide an affidavit. On September … Read more