ANI 

Aligarh, January 10

Amid fears within the wake of land subsidence within the Joshimath space in Uttarakhand, sudden cracks in just a few homes within the Kanwariganj space of Aligarh have precipitated panic amongst locals.

“For the last several days, cracks have appeared in some of our houses due to which we are forced to live in panic. We have also complained about it but the Municipal Corporation authorities are not taking any concrete action and are only giving assurance. We are afraid that the houses may collapse,” a neighborhood, Shashi stated.

According to the locals, a pipeline was laid by the federal government beneath the Smart City scheme, which is now reportedly leaking, resulting in the event of cracks. 

“It has been 3-4 days. We have intimated about the same to the department, but no assistance has been provided so far. We are being forced to live in terror,” Afsha Mashroor, a neighborhood stated.

Meanwhile, the Additional Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Rakesh Kumar Yadav took cognisance of the difficulty and stated that vital motion can be taken by the division.

“We have just received the information that there have been cracks in some houses in the Kanwariganj area. The matter has not yet come to full notice. We will now send our team to the site and the necessary action will be taken by the Municipal Corporation,” assured Yadav.