Seven houses damaged in landslide in Udhampur district

Jammu, September 6

At least nine families were rendered homeless after seven houses got damaged in a landslide in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Sunday. However, no one was hurt in the incident.

The landslide, triggered by rains, struck Gandtop in the hilly Basantgarh sub-division late on Saturday, damaging seven houses, District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Piyush Singla, said.

Singla, who mobilised quick response teams from various departments after getting the information about the incident, said the landslide was still active and as a precautionary measure, seven more houses had been vacated due to the lurking threat.

“All affected families have been shifted to safer places and provided necessary aid. Senior officials of various departments are on the spot to supervise the relief and rehabilitation measures,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) expressed grief over the large-scale devastation caused by landslides in various villages of the Ramnagar constituency in the recent past and demanded immediate relief and rehabilitation of the affected families. — PTI