The demolition of ‘unsafe’ buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved, even as the number of buildings with cracks rose to 863, officials said. They also said the discharge of water near JP colony here reduced to 136 LPM. ”The discharge of water there (JP Colony) stood initially at 540 LPM. A substantial reduction in this is a positive sign,” Ranjit Kumar Sinha, secretary, Disaster Management told reporters here. Water has been flowing from a point near the colony since January 2.
