{"id":13441,"date":"2024-06-14T15:41:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13441"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:41:19","slug":"uttarakhand-govt-orders-geological-study-of-sinking-joshimath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/uttarakhand-govt-orders-geological-study-of-sinking-joshimath\/","title":{"rendered":"Uttarakhand govt orders geological study of &#8216;sinking Joshimath&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As fearful residents of Joshimath continue their protests over the town&#8217;s apparent sinking and appearance of cracks in their houses, Uttarakhand State <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/disaster-management-notes-for-state-psc-exams\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/disaster-management\">Disaster Management<\/a><\/a> Authority (USDMA) has ordered a detailed bearing capacity analysis of the border town, regarded as the gateway to Badrinath, Valley of Flowers and Auli, following cracks in almost 500 houses.<br \/> USDMA, in its latest meeting, minutes of which are with TOI, ordered the <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/irrigation\">Irrigation<\/a> department to &#8220;make a drainage plan and conduct ageological studyof the town&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The panel also pointed out that the damage wasn&#8217;t restricted to floors or walls of houses. 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