Joshimath land subsidence: Harish Rawat accuses govt of not considering “nature’s warning”

Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Congress leader Harish Rawat targeted state government over the Joshimath land subsidence on January 09. Raising concerns over worrisome situation in Joshimath, Rawat claimed that nature has been giving warnings, the government, however, didn’t consider these warnings seriously. Talking to ANI, he said, “The situation in Joshimath is worrisome, any time the whole structure can collapse. Nature has been giving warnings and the government is not taking these warnings seriously. Shifting Joshimath is the only way out while the existing Joshimath should be repaired.” Talking about tunnel and other construction projects, he said, “The cause of the sinking is the NTPC tunnel and other construction projects for Char Dham. They should be stopped and this situation should be treated as a natural disaster. Affected residents should be given relief aid, like it was done in Badrinath and Kedarnath.”