Work on the demolition of dilapidated structures and reconstruction in the premises of the Kedarnath shrine shall begin by October end.
At least 333 buildings in the shrine premises and some parts of the Kedarnath shrine were damaged in the deluge in June last year.
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Based on the recommendation in the report submitted to the Uttarakhand Government by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), the reconstruction in the premises of the Kedarnath shrine would begin by the end of October this year.
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“The buildings were destroyed in the deluge. The GSI has recommended that the dilapidated structures be removed from the premises of the shrine,” Rudraprayag District Magistrate Raghav Langer said.
“Delivery of heavy machinery for the purpose of demolition of dilapidated structures would begin from October 30,” Mr Langer added.
The 735 families whose buildings were destroyed during the deluge would be provided alternative disaster-resistant buildings in the premises of the shrine. However, according to the GSI recommendations, no structure would be built in a radial distance of 30 metres from the shrine.
“The demolition and reconstruction would take almost three years to complete,” Mr. Langer said.
Temporary river training work have been done in Kedarnath, and the State Government has now planned to carry out permanent river training and flood protection work, he added.
Parts of the shrine were damaged during the deluge. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been carrying out the restoration work including removing debris from the interior of the shrine, preserving the stone surfaces of the shrine, and repairing the areas of the structure that have been damaged.
The ASI would work in the shrine till it is closed for the season on October 25. It would continue to work in the shrine in 2015 too, Mr. Langer said.