Joshimath crisis: Hotel owners oppose ‘abrupt’ demolition move, insist on one-time settlement plan

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As the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday prepared to demolish two hotels badly affected by land subsidence in Joshimath, the hotel owners opposed the “abrupt” move, saying they had no prior information about it.

The state government, had on Monday, decided to mechanically demolish ‘Mount View’ and ‘Malari Inn’ hotels that developed huge cracks recently and were leaning towards each other, posing a risk to the nearby settlements.