
The Chief Minister said that the people who will be displaced from the affected area of Joshimath, better arrangements will be made by the government. He instructed the officers that in the cities of the state which do not have proper drainage plan and sewer system, an action plan should be made in a phased manner for drainage and sewer system. Cities should be marked category wise.
Secretary Disaster Management Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha said that in the preliminary investigation report of National Hydrology (NIH), the water seeping in Joshimath and the tunnel water of NTPC project are different. He said that the situation will be completely clear after the reports of other central agencies and the final report of NIH come. He said that 258 families of the landslide affected area of Joshimath have been accommodated in relief camps, all necessary facilities are being provided to them. He said that both water discharge and silt in the affected area have reduced drastically.
In the meeting, Chief Secretary Dr. S.S. Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Anand Bardhan, Secretary R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Secretary Savin Bansal, Anand Srivastava and concerned officers were present.