Ravi above danger mark, students shifted to safer places

Our Correspondent

Chamba, September 23

Chamba Deputy Commissioner Harikesh Meena on Sunday said the students of Navodaya Vidyalaya at Sarol on the banks of the Ravi had been shifted to safer places in the wake of heavy downpour for the last 24 hours.

He said the river was in spate and the Navodaya Vidyalaya building had been facing serious threat.

The Deputy Commissionerheld an emergency meeting with district officials and directed functionaries of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to remain prepared to tackle any emergency situation in the wake of heavy downpour. He said a woman, identified as Guddi (47), a resident of Talara village in Bhattiyat subdivision died after falling off a cliff while working in her farm. Four houses were completely damaged at different villages.

The Deputy Commissioner has issued orders prohibiting the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the Baloo bridge, which links Chamba-Tissa, Salooni and Pangi subdivisions of the district.

He said loss to public and private property during the monsoon this year so far had been pegged at Rs 112 crore.