Joshimath disaster-hit folks get ultimatum from lodge house owners to vacate rooms by March 31

Express News Service

DEHRADUN: Hundreds of households, who have been rendered homeless within the land-submerged catastrophe in Joshimath earlier this yr, are as soon as once more dealing with the disaster of homelessness.

The affected folks, who have been shifted to lodges by the administration because of cracks in homes, have now been requested by lodge house owners to vacate their lodge rooms by March 31. The variety of such affected households in varied lodges and dharamshalas in Joshimath municipality space is 181, with a complete of 694 members.

According to the knowledge obtained, the affected folks have been instructed by the lodge house owners, in view of the forthcoming Yatra season for Chardham Yatra, to vacate the lodge rooms inside the subsequent two days. 

District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana instructed The New Indian Express, “By March 31, orders were received to shift the disaster-affected people to hotels. The government has been written to keep the affected in hotels till April 30. Even after March 31, no disaster-affected person will be excluded from hotels. If a hotel owner is asking the affected people to leave the hotel, it will be investigated”.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Joshimath SDM Kumkum Joshi mentioned, “The government has been informed about this and a solution will be found soon to ensure that the affected people do not face any problem nor the hotel business is affected by it”.

“In the first week of January, people were displaced in hotels, dharamshalas and rented houses after the land submergence increased in Joshimath. In hotels, the government is paying a rent of Rs 950 for a room. Those who are living in rented houses are being given five thousand rupees. There are 694 members of 181 families staying in various hotels, dharamshalas in Joshimath Municipality area. Arrangements have also been made for their food and drink,” mentioned SDM Joshi.

Hotel proprietor Govind Singh says, “There are 10 rooms in his lodge. Two of those rooms have been given to the disaster-affected. The administration had requested to maintain affected until March. Now they want rooms for the Chardham Yatra. Many instances giant teams of pilgrims come. In such a state of affairs, if the disaster-affected persons are stored right here, they won’t be able to supply rooms to the pilgrims.

DEHRADUN: Hundreds of households, who have been rendered homeless within the land-submerged catastrophe in Joshimath earlier this yr, are as soon as once more dealing with the disaster of homelessness.

The affected folks, who have been shifted to lodges by the administration because of cracks in homes, have now been requested by lodge house owners to vacate their lodge rooms by March 31. The variety of such affected households in varied lodges and dharamshalas in Joshimath municipality space is 181, with a complete of 694 members.

According to the knowledge obtained, the affected folks have been instructed by the lodge house owners, in view of the forthcoming Yatra season for Chardham Yatra, to vacate the lodge rooms inside the subsequent two days. googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana instructed The New Indian Express, “By March 31, orders were received to shift the disaster-affected people to hotels. The government has been written to keep the affected in hotels till April 30. Even after March 31, no disaster-affected person will be excluded from hotels. If a hotel owner is asking the affected people to leave the hotel, it will be investigated”.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Joshimath SDM Kumkum Joshi mentioned, “The government has been informed about this and a solution will be found soon to ensure that the affected people do not face any problem nor the hotel business is affected by it”.

“In the first week of January, people were displaced in hotels, dharamshalas and rented houses after the land submergence increased in Joshimath. In hotels, the government is paying a rent of Rs 950 for a room. Those who are living in rented houses are being given five thousand rupees. There are 694 members of 181 families staying in various hotels, dharamshalas in Joshimath Municipality area. Arrangements have also been made for their food and drink,” mentioned SDM Joshi.

Hotel proprietor Govind Singh says, “There are 10 rooms in his lodge. Two of those rooms have been given to the disaster-affected. The administration had requested to maintain affected until March. Now they want rooms for the Chardham Yatra. Many instances giant teams of pilgrims come. In such a state of affairs, if the disaster-affected persons are stored right here, they won’t be able to supply rooms to the pilgrims.