The Uttarakhand government announced on Sunday that the families displaced by the events would be housed until April 30.
While reviewing the district administration’s proposal, the government extended the deadline from March 31 to April 30. Apart from this, instructions have been provided to handle payments at the hotels, lodges, or homestays where the families are staying.In the municipal region, 694 people from 181 families are currently living in hotels, Dharamshalas, and homestays.
Earlier on Friday, the hotel owners issued an ultimatum asking the affected people in the hotels to vacate the rooms by March 31.Following this, the district administration said that it has written to the government for extending the deadline.
Earlier on January 28, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) informed that the number of buildings with cracks has not increased and till now 863 buildings with cracks have been noticed due to the disaster.
Hundreds of residents were shifted to relief centres in safe places after cracks appeared at several homes in Joshimath, suggesting subsidence.
The Uttarakhand government has already announced relief packages worth crores for the affected families of Joshimath.
In January, Chief Minister Dhami said that the relief package has been released for nearly 3,000 families affected by gradual land subsidence in the Himalayan state.