Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, on Monday (9) appealed to everyone to work as a team to save the holy hill town of Joshimath and added that prime minister Narendra Modi was also monitoring the developments in the region.
“We've appealed to everyone to work as a team and save Joshimath. (People of) 68 houses that were in danger have been shifted. A zone of over 600 houses has formed & efforts are underway to shift them. The PM is also monitoring it &has assured all possible help,” Dhami, who hails from Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said.
The National Disaster Management Authority has submitted its report to Dhami over the recent damage to buildings and ground subsidence in the Himalayan town.
An eight-member team led by Disaster Management secretary Ranjit Sinha submitted the report after carrying out a survey in Joshimath.
The secretary, along with experts from different institutions and organisations, did a field survey last week to assess the exact damage caused to buildings and ground subsidence in Joshimath.
The report by disaster management team experts has sought that the recommendations made in the report compiled in August last year on Joshimath should be carried out.
The experts also advised that the houses that have been heavily damaged should be demolished.
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a boy getting "thali", a sacred thread tied to his neck symbolising marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom.Getty Images
This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows a member of the transgender community mourning as a priest cuts the "thali", a sacred thread symbolising end of her marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. Getty Images