"I Support Move, But...": Owner Of Hotel On 'Sinking' Town Demolition List
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Malari Inn has been marked for demolition as administration works overtime to contain the crisis in Joshimath, where cracks have appeared in houses, hotels
The owner of one of the hotels identified for demolition in Uttarakhand's "sinking" town Joshimath has said he supports the administration's move, but alleged that no valuation of the property has been done. Uttarakhand | Demolition of Hotel Malari Inn in Joshimath to begin shortly. SDRF deployed at the spot & announcements being made through loudspeakers for people to go to safer places.Experts decided to demolish Hotel Malari Inn & Hotel Mount View after they were declared unsafe pic.twitter.com/ofPnc8h4cT Of the two hotels, Malari Inn will be demolished in a step-wise manner today. First of all, the top portion will be demolished. It is being done because both the hotels have tilted and have come very close to each other due to the sinking: Manikant Mishra, Commandant, SDRF pic.twitter.com/fz3cN53mg4
Malari Inn has been marked for demolition as the administration works overtime to contain the crisis in Joshimath, where cracks have appeared in hundreds of houses and hotels. Land subsidence, meaning the sinking or settling of the ground surface, has been identified as the cause. Another hotel, Mount View, will also be brought down, officials said.
"If being demolished in public interest, I am with government and the administration, even if there are only partial cracks in my hotel. But I should have been given a notice and valuation should have been made," Thakur Singh Rana, owner of Malari Inn, told news agency ANI.
