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Yamunotri Temple is 'Disaster Waiting to Happen' after Flooding Damages Foundations

By Daily Mail UK, 4 July 2013

Away from all the attention being focused on Kedarnath, the Yamunotri temple, which along with Gangotri completes the 'char dham' pilgrimage, is facing a serious risk.

The committee governing the Yamunotri temple fears a disaster is waiting to happen. Mail Today has accessed pictures taken on Tuesday which show the temple complex has suffered serious damage. These cracks and damage, according to the temple authorities, are worsening by the day. The district administration, however, is yet to take stock.

Pawan Unniyal, vice-chairman of the Yamunotri temple committee, said: "The Kalindiparvat above us, since 2004, has suffered several landslides and the falling debris hits the temple every time, which has weakened the structure over the years."




Hazard: Staff at the Yamunotri temple complex say its foundations have been dangerously damaged by recent flooding


Locals claim the Himalayan disaster on the morning of June 17 altered the course of the Yamuna that flows adjacent to the temple and this has damaged the temple's foundation.

"Now, since Yamunaji has changed course, the foundation of the temple has been weakened as a portion of it has been swept away," Unniyal said.

The situation poses a grave risk not just to the structure but also to the devotees, priests and the other temple staff.

"We have pleaded with the government to conduct a survey and prepare a masterplan to mitigate the present and obvious risks, but there has been no response," he added.




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The local district magistrate insisted there was no damage to the temple, though pictures seem to show cracks in the walls and a section where the building's base has been washed away.

The administration either remains blissfully unaware of the situation even after a fortnight or is in denial mode. The district magistrate of Uttarkashi, Rajesh Kumar, said: "There is no damage to the temple. If at all there is, then the temple committee will take care of it."

His deputy, sub-divisional magistrate D.V. Yadav was more candid: "Yes, we have heard that the temple complex has seen some damage but we have been stretched owing to the relief work. Nevertheless, I have asked my department to prepare a report on the extent and magnitude of the damage. Based on this report, we will act."

He was, however, unable to say when the report would be prepared.

Missing to be Declared Dead after July 15

By Mail Today in Dehradun




Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said the exact number of missing people is 3,064


The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to pronounce dead those missing in the flood-ravaged state if they are not traced by July 15.

Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said the exact number of missing people is 3,064 and the deadline for finding them is July 15. After that, the process of paying compensation to their next of kin will begin.

Eighty critically affected villages are still waiting for relief materials to be dropped by army and IAF choppers. They will have to wait long as heavy rain has been predicted in the Kumaon region in the next two days.


No Relief for Himachal Villages

By Manjeet Sehgal in Shimla

Life has come to a standstill in Upper Kinnaur areas in Himachal Pradesh, where flash floods and landslides destroyed the road links last month, cutting off the valley from rest of the state.

Ration, medicines, kerosene oil and other essential goods are in short supply in many areas beyond Rekong Peo, the district headquarters, and people have been living in miserable conditions for more than two weeks.

The Hangrang Valley and Morang in Upper Kinnaur are the worst hit. People have lost their houses and livelihood and have taken shelter in government buildings or community halls. But without proper clothes, they have to spend their nights shivering.



Desolate houses in an Upper Kinnaur village


Though the state government claims to have sent adequate supplies of ration and other essential goods, these provisions have been dropped at Rekong Peo or Rampur and not distributed in the cutoff areas as the roads leading to the villages between Pooh and Rekong Peo have been washed away.

"The road link has been destroyed and the government is yet to restore it fully. We have remained stuck for last 17 days. The government is making tall claims, but the reality is entirely different," said a resident of Akpa village.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said, however, said relief and restoration work is being carried out at war footing.
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