India, March 14 -- The authorities have accelerated the permanent relocation of 115 families from Uttarakhand's Dharali, months after the flash floods in August last year ravaged it and buried parts of the area under 15 to 20 metres of debris and left scores missing. A geological inspection of the land identified for relocation in Bhatwari began on Saturday, officials said

The administration said the idea is to rehabilitate families whose houses were buried under debris and lack proper residential arrangements.

Assistant geologist Pradeep Kumar said a team conducted field inspections of land parcels identified by 30 affected families in the first phase of the relocation process. The inspection was carried out in the presence of a revenu...