Joshimath Sinking: Demolition of unsafe buildings in full swing

Authorities deployed several workers to demolish the unsafe buildings in Joshimath, Uttarakhand. From residences and hotels to guest houses, the demolition exercise has been hastened up after the mountain town started sinking a little more each day and cracks on the buildings get dangerously wider.

Amid the deepening crisis in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand, the authorities pace up the demolition process of unsafe private buildings. Credit: PTI Photo

Authorities in Uttarakhand ordered to pull down two houses besides a PWD guest house near the main market. Credit: PTI Photo

The two private houses to be demolished are located in Manoharbagh which falls under ward no 5 of Joshimath municipal area and the owners have given their consent for the demolition in writing. Credit: PTI Photo

These buildings had been declared unsafe by the Central Building Research Institute which is the nodal agency for the exercise. Credit: PTI Photo

The orders for demolition were issued by Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana. Credit: PTI Photo

Before this, orders for the demolition of two hotels, Malari Inn and Mount View were issued and their scientific dismantling under CBRI supervision is underway. Credit: PTI Photo

Workers remove goods from the Joshimath PWD Guest House ahead of its demolition, in Joshimath. Credit: PTI Photo

A worker looks at cracks that appeared in a building, at the land subsidence affected area in Joshimath. Credit: PTI Photo