Uttarakhand: Chamoli DM submits settlement plan for Joshimath

Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana has suggested three options for the settlement of the displaced people in land subsidencehit Joshimath officials saidKhurana who heads a committee working on a settlement plan for Joshimath submitted his recommendations to a highpowered panel chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan hereThe first option offers one time settlement by providing financial assistance to the affected landbuilding owners Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said at a press conference here on MondayThey will be paid compensation as one time settlement for their damaged land or buildings as per the prescribed norms he saidHowever before they are paid fully the landbuilding of the affected person will have to be registered in favour of the state government he saidUnder the second option land up to a maximum area of 100 square metres will be provided to the affected landbuilding owners for house construction and compensation for the affected buildingAlso Read After Joshimath cracks appear in houses in Uttarakhands Karnprayag people seek govt helpIn case of more than 100 square metres of land the affected landowners will be paid for the rest of the land according to the normsBefore making the full payment to the affected landbuilding owners and before allotting land up to an area of 100 square metres for house construction the registry of the landbuilding of the affected person will have to be done in favour of the state government the officials saidUnder the third option a building will be constructed on land up to the maximum area of 75 square metres at the identified place for the rehabilitation of the affectedIf the valuation of the affected residential buildingland is more than the landaccommodation being provided then the remaining amount will be paid to the displacedIn this option too the registry of the disaster affected landbuilding will have to be done in favour of the state governmentThe three options proposed by the Chamoli DM have been found to be suitable and will now be presented before the state cabinet for its consideration and approval the disaster management secretary saidThe DM has proposed to give funds for retrofitting of housesbuildings which have small cracks and are located on safe landThe number of affected families which need to be permanently relocated will be decided after various technical institutions submit their survey reports to the government Sinha saidA decision will also be taken regarding the work related to mitigation of disasterstabilisation of the area toe erosion drainage plan when the final report of the technical institutes conducting their studies are receivedInstructions were also given by the high powered committee that along with affected familiesindividuals of Joshimath area action should be taken to waive electricitywater bills for six months for affected commercial establishmentsSinha said students of three schools hit by subsidence in Joshimath have been transferred to other schools and will be provided free transportation by the administrationThe water discharge from an unknown source in the JP Colony area has lowered further to 67 litres per minute LPM and the number of houses that developed cracks still stands at 863 he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever