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The Roorkee-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has proposed a three-pronged action plan for Joshimath, which is a plan to demolish leaning buildings, assess the safety of 4,000 existing buildings have and provide alternative shelter for displaced persons.
Crack meters will be installed in various places to monitor cracks in identified houses.
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Central Institute Building Damaged by Uttarakhand Landslide A disaster-proof model town has been proposed to resettle people displaced from Joshimath town. CBRI director RK Pradeep Kumar said the Roorkee-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research had also done the same Joshimath. A three-pronged action plan has been proposed for the project, which is to demolish leaning buildings, assess the safety of 4,000 existing buildings and provide alternative housing for displaced people.
Kumar, CBRI scientist DP Kanungo and Ajay along with Chaurasia visited Joshimath on Monday. Kumar said it is proposed to build model cities that are resilient to natural disasters using cost-effective construction technologies.
Consulting on planning, design and construction of housing
Kumar said CBRI will advise on housing planning, design and construction based on data from the Uttarakhand government on housing stock and topographic survey. Mentioning the benefits of technology, he said it will help in using locally available construction materials, skills, local conditions, disaster prevention methods and save costs.
Crack gauges will be installed in various locations
The CBRI director said the institute will begin a detailed study from Thursday to assess the safety of 4,000 houses, to gain a deeper understanding of the structure, current condition, hazard assessment and cracks. in the building. He said crack meters will be installed at different locations to monitor cracks in identified houses and building-related risks will be classified into different categories based on the measurements crack width. Kumar said the exercise is expected to be completed within a week.
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