PMO official conducts on-site inspection of Joshimath land subsidence

Mangesh Ghildiyal, Deputy Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has reached Joshimath and conducted an on-site inspection along with senior officials from the district administration to assess the effect of land subsidence in the city and the relief and rescue operations.

Earlier Disaster Management Secretary Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha inspected the landslide-affected areas in Joshimath including Auli Ropeway, Manohar



Bagh, Shankaracharya Math, and JP Colony along with geologists and senior officials. Dr. Sinha asked the concerned officials to monitor crack patterns and growth. 

Talking to News Agency he said providing immediate relief and rescue to the affected people is the top priority of the state government. The affected families are being shifted to safer places he added.