Dr. Sharda Prasad Pradhan, Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee, said that landslides don’t happen overnight. The process is gradual. All these aspects should be studied.
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In Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, known as the Queen of the Hills, incidents of landslides similar to those in Joshimath have also been reported. Roads near Landour Bazaar have caved in and buildings have developed cracks. Following the images, a team of scientists arrived in Mussoorie to conduct a survey and prepare a report and submit it to the State Disaster Management Authority.
In response to reports of landslides in Mussoorie, geologists and members of the Geotechnical Survey Committee surveyed the Landour Bazaar and South Road areas. The team also inspected the Tehri Bypass Road area. Based on this survey, the team will prepare a report within a week and submit it to the State Disaster Management Authority. A decision regarding new construction in Mussoorie will be made after that.
On Thursday, the team arrived in Landour Bazaar. They inspected the road subsidence near the hotel and Jain temple in Landour, cracks in buildings, and the South Road and Tehri Bypass Road areas. Piyush Rautla, Executive Director of the Uttarakhand Disaster Management and Mitigation Center, who is part of the team, stated that the government has formed a committee of officials from various departments to monitor the landslide situation in Mussoorie.
Like Joshimath, Mussoorie is also experiencing landslides, with cracks appearing on roads. A team of experts conducted a survey.
The team that arrived for the survey included SDM Shailendra Singh Negi, Dr. Swapnamita Chaudhary, a scientist from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Kishore Kulkarni, a scientist from CBRI Roorkee, Harishankar, a scientist from IIRS, Ashish Prakash, Assistant Geologist from GSI, Venkateshwar, a UDRP Geotech Expert, and Sushil Khanduri, a geologist from USDMA.
Based on the survey of potential landslide areas in Mussoorie, the team will prepare its report. Experts will provide suggestions on what steps should be taken to prevent landslides. He said that new construction may be prohibited in these areas, but it is not possible to impose a ban everywhere.
Meanwhile, many buildings in Mussoorie have expired, making them extremely dangerous from an earthquake perspective. Dr. Sharda Prasad Pradhan, Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee, said that landslides don’t happen overnight. This process occurs gradually. All these aspects will be studied.
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