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People March In Protest In Subsidence-Hit Joshimath

The Samiti had last month withdrawn its 107-day-old sit-in protest after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured them of concrete action on its 11-point charter of demands, Sati said.바카라 웹사이트

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People in Joshimath affected by the land subsidence 바카라 웹사이트took out a torchlight procession in protest against the state government over compensation for their loss.바카라 웹사이트Holding torches in their hands and shouting slogans Thursday evening, the group of people led by Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti convenor Atul Sati marched from TCP bazar to Marwadi chawk.

The Samiti had last month withdrawn its 107-day-old sit-in protest after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured them of concrete action on its 11-point charter of demands, Sati said.바카라 웹사이트

"However, 22 days have passed since we got the assurance from the Chief Minister but 바카라 웹사이트no action has so far been initiated. We are left with no option but to re-start our agitation," he said.바카라 웹사이트

The Samiti's demands include simplification of the process for giving compensation to the affected people and making public the report of a joint study conducted by various leading scientific institutions on the land subsidence crisis in Joshimath.바카라 웹사이트

"People are disappointed. Not even 20 per cent of the affected people have received compensation. Land subsidence also continues. Worse times are ahead as monsoon is approaching," Sati said.

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