Cloudburst in Spiti, houses, crop damaged : The Tribune India

Cloudburst in Spiti, houses, crop damaged

MANDI: Large tract of agriculture land was reportedly washed away after cloudburst near Sichling village in tribal district Lahaul Spiti on Sunday night.

Cloudburst in Spiti, houses, crop damaged

A foggy evening in Shimla on Monday. Photo: Amit Kanwar



Tribune News Service

Mandi, August 6

Large tract of agriculture land was reportedly washed away after cloudburst near Sichling village in tribal district Lahaul Spiti on Sunday night. The flood water entered into houses and standing crop was damaged.

Confirming the reports, Sub Divisional Magistrate Keylong said the cloudburst was reported in the hills of Dhankhar near Sichling village in the Spiti valley. The flood water washed away vast tract of agriculture and forest land. However, no loss of life was reported.

He said the administration was assessing the loss and compensation would be provided to the affected people.

Similarly, in Kullu district flash flood was reported in Manikaran valley in Jagrai nullah, which washed away a foot bridge at Pulga village.

Top News

Rahul Gandhi to abide by deadline on vacating official residence

Rahul Gandhi to abide by deadline on vacating official residence

Writes to Mohit Rajan, Deputy Secretary in the MS Branch of ...

Atiq Ahmed held guilty in 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case, his brother acquitted

Atiq Ahmed held guilty in 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case, his brother acquitted

The quantum of punishment will be pronounced by the court la...

Punjab AG says police close to arresting Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal

Police close to arresting Amritpal, Punjab Advocate General tells high court

Amritpal's counsel on the other hand contended that he was i...

Couple from Punjab’s Goraya shot dead in Philippines

Couple from Punjab's Goraya shot dead in Philippines

Sukhwinder Singh ran a finance business in Manila for the pa...


Cities

View All