DPR for Joshimath reconstruction to finish; town to be 100% safe: Official

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for reconstruction work to be carried out in land subsidence-hit Jyotirmath (Joshimath) is almost complete and will be sent to the Centre for approval this month after being examined by IIT-Roorkee. The information was given by Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey and Disaster Management Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman at a meeting with the affected people in Jyotirmath on Tuesday. The DPR for sewerage, drainage, drain improvement and protection works in Jyotirmath is almost complete. After being examined by IIT-Roorkee, the DPR will be sent to the government of India, they said. The officials said Jyotirmath will be 100 per cent safe after the completion of the sewerage, drainage and drain construction work in the town and the toe-protection work on the banks of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers in Vishnu Prayag, they said. Conceding a demand of the residents, the Garhwal commissioner said a disaster rehabilitation office would be set up in ..