Joshimath: A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been deployed at the site where the demolition of two hotels will begin shortly.
The experts have decided to demolish Hotel Malari Inn and Hotel Mount View after they were declared unsafe.
Manikant Mishra, SDRF Commandant said that of the two hotels, Malari Inn will be demolished in a step-wise manner today.
“Of the two hotels, Malari Inn will be demolished in a step-wise manner today. First of all, the top portion will be demolished. It is being done because both the hotels have tilted and have come very close to each other due to the sinking,” said Mishra.
He further said that their demolition is essential because there are several houses and hotels around, if these two sink any further they can collapse.
“So, experts decided to demolish them. CBRI experts are coming, they conducted a survey yesterday and now they will give more technical info on the same,” he added.
The demolition of buildings will begin under the supervision of a team of experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee.
