Ram Lal Survived the massive flood in 1970, which forced him and other villagers to move from Boulani to Durgapur. Later, in 2023, due to the construction of an underground tunnel by the power company, dynamite blasts cracked their home and severely damaged their area.

Narmada Debi Narmada was forcefully displaced from her ancestral home in Mathgaon, the land taken over by the power company for the construction of their project.

Raghu Singh Has a small eatery in the town. His home was completely demolished due to the collapse of the tunnel at Joshimath.