Joshimath sinking: Residents to maintain protests on R-Day, blame NTPC over catastrophe
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JOSHIMATH: Terming the incident a “man-made disaster”, the residents of Uttarakhand’s sinking city of Joshimath blamed the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) for the continuing land subsidence within the area.
Unhappy with the state authorities’s selections, the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (JBSS) has demanded the closure of the NTPC’s Tapovan challenge.
On the event of Republic Day, locals have determined to ‘gherao’ the authorities and lock down the tunnel work, underneath which ward-wise packages will begin from Tuesday.
Atul Sati, convenor of Sangharsh Samiti, mentioned, “Now that evidence has been received, NTPC is solely responsible for this tragedy and the destruction of Joshimath’s cultural heritage. Therefore, the compensation should also be recovered from NTPC.”
The committee members additionally unanimously determined there must be displacement alongside the traces of Tehri Dam.
Sangharsh Samiti convener Atul Sati additionally alleged that because the Joshimath tragedy case has gone out of the arms of the Dhami authorities, the central authorities should take a consensus and swift motion on the earliest.
The Sangharsh Samiti leaders additionally expressed anguish over the style wherein reduction cheques had been being distributed and referred to as the photo-ops “a cruel joke on the disaster victims.”
Expressing his anguish to this correspondent, Vivek Panwar, a resident who has been related to the occupation of trekking and snowboarding for the previous 15 years, mentioned, “It is very important for the state government to make arrangements for the residence and employment of Joshimath residents as well as understand their feelings before they are displaced.”
“You have ruined our business…our Joshimath,” he added.
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JOSHIMATH: Terming the incident a “man-made disaster”, the residents of Uttarakhand’s sinking city of Joshimath blamed the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) for the continuing land subsidence within the area.
Unhappy with the state authorities’s selections, the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (JBSS) has demanded the closure of the NTPC’s Tapovan challenge.
On the event of Republic Day, locals have determined to ‘gherao’ the authorities and lock down the tunnel work, underneath which ward-wise packages will begin from Tuesday.
Atul Sati, convenor of Sangharsh Samiti, mentioned, “Now that evidence has been received, NTPC is solely responsible for this tragedy and the destruction of Joshimath’s cultural heritage. Therefore, the compensation should also be recovered from NTPC.”
The committee members additionally unanimously determined there must be displacement alongside the traces of Tehri Dam.
Sangharsh Samiti convener Atul Sati additionally alleged that because the Joshimath tragedy case has gone out of the arms of the Dhami authorities, the central authorities should take a consensus and swift motion on the earliest.
The Sangharsh Samiti leaders additionally expressed anguish over the style wherein reduction cheques had been being distributed and referred to as the photo-ops “a cruel joke on the disaster victims.”
Expressing his anguish to this correspondent, Vivek Panwar, a resident who has been related to the occupation of trekking and snowboarding for the previous 15 years, mentioned, “It is very important for the state government to make arrangements for the residence and employment of Joshimath residents as well as understand their feelings before they are displaced.”
“You have ruined our business…our Joshimath,” he added.
ALSO READ | Joshimath: The uncared for warning from 46 years in the past
