Local residents and researchers have long warned of land subsidence in the area. The 2021 avalanche in Chamoli that killed over 200 people possibly exacerbated the problem.
The Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said that the cause of the landslide is being ascertained by the team of expert scientists of the country and whatever treatment is necessary will be done.
More than 90 people were caught in the landslide and 59 have been found safe. The calamity struck early Friday morning from a height of roughly 30 metres above the campsite.
Battling stifling heat, leaking roofs, survivors of the July 2021 landslide live in makeshift shelters of asbestos. The permanent homes they were promised by govt remain unfinished.
Expert panel formed by state govt has warned that several pockets of the town are sinking due to man-made and natural causes. Locals say report did not factor in Tapovan tunnel.
47 bodies, including those of civilians and Territorial Army personnel, have so far been recovered from the site of last week's landslide in Manipur's Noney district.
Rs 14,000 crore Imphal-Jiribam railway project was hit by deadly landslide in Noney district last week. Experts and residents believe it may have contributed to tragedy.
The Territorial Army, a part-time military organisation for Indians who may have other jobs, is essentially a volunteer force that can be quickly mobilised in the defence of a state.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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