Tag: Landslide

J-K: Landslide damages over dozen houses in Ramban, 13 families shifted

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Ramban/Jammu: Over a dozen residential houses were damaged in a massive landslide in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, rendering 13 families homeless, officials said on Sunday.
The affected families were shifted to safer locations and provided immediate relief, while the main road passing near the village was closed for vehicular traffic after developing cracks, they said.
The incident that took place in Duksar Dal village in Gool sub-division, 45 km from Ramban district headquarters, comes barely a fortnight after 19 residential houses, a mosque, and a religious school for girls developed cracks due to land sinking at Nai Basti village of Doda district.
“A total of 13 houses were damaged and rendered uninhabitable due to the landslide at Duksar Dal over the past three days. The affected families were shifted and provided tents, ration, utensils and blankets as immediate relief,” Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gool Tanveer-ul-Majeed Wani told PTI.
He said the land started sliding on Friday, also affecting a local graveyard following which the mortal remains of a local were exhumed and later buried at another place.
“We are monitoring the situation and have placed restrictions for the time being on the movement of people in the area as the land is still sinking. The experts from Geological Survey of India (GSI) are visiting the place within the next couple of days to inspect the scene and look for the reasons for the sudden landslide,” the officer said.
He said the affected families would be provided compensation from the State Disaster Management Fund as per laid down norms within the shortest possible time.
The SDM said the main road connecting Gool and Sangaldan was closed after it also developed cracks and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was requested to make the alternate road motorable to facilitate movement of people and defence vehicles.

Raqeeb Wani, the local sarpanch, said “The people are in a panic as we have never witnessed such a thing in the past. We are thankful to the district administration for the quick response and we are hopeful that all the affected families will be suitably rehabilitated.”
He said agricultural and horticulture land was also hit by the landslide and the farmers needed to be provided adequate compensation for the loss of fruit bearing trees.
Meanwhile, a three-member team from the National Institute of Disaster Management headed by Professor Surya Prakash visited Nai Basti village of Tharthri for a survey on Sunday, officials said.
Earlier, several other teams including experts from the GSI also inspected the affected village to ascertain the underlying factors for the development of cracks in the concrete structures.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 19, 2023
Leh Highway Blocked, Several Houses, Cowshed Damaged In Landslide In Sonamarg

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SRINAGAR: Srinagar-Leh national highway was closed, while several houses and a cowshed were damaged due a landslide in Rezin area of Sonamarg in central Kashmir Ganderbal district on Sunday evening.
Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the landslide triggered by heavy rainfall caused massive damage to houses and a cowshed and also blocked the Leh highway.
He said that officials were assessing the situation and taking steps to provide assistance to the affected people.
Meanwhile, in a statement, district administration said a landslide triggered at Rezin, leading to blockage of the highway.
“Some houses have been damaged by slide, however, no loss of life or injury had been reported. Area has been cleared, and residents of the affected area have been moved to safer places,” reads the statement.
It reads rescue teams and senior officers are also present on the spot and monitoring the situation closely.
“The highway will be cleared with the help of Beacon authorities. For any emergency or information, please contact these numbers 9906668731, 9419371774, 9541786731, 0194-2416478 and 0194-2416564,” it reads.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 19, 2023
Leh highway blocked, several houses, cowshed damaged in landslide in Sonamarg

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Ganderbal, Feb 19: Srinagar-Leh national highway was closed, while several houses and a cowshed were damaged due a landslide in Rezin area of Sonamarg in central Kashmir Ganderbal district on Sunday evening.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the landslide triggered by heavy rainfall caused massive damage to houses and a cowshed and also blocked the Leh highway.
He said that officials were assessing the situation and taking steps to provide assistance to the affected people.
Meanwhile, in a statement, district administration said a landslide triggered at Rezin, leading to blockage of the highway.
“Some houses have been damaged by slide, however, no loss of life or injury had been reported. Area has been cleared, and residents of the affected area have been moved to safer places,” reads the statement.
It reads rescue teams and senior officers are also present on the spot and monitoring the situation closely.
“The highway will be cleared with the help of Beacon authorities. For any emergency or information, please contact these numbers 9906668731, 9419371774, 9541786731, 0194-2416478 and 0194-2416564,” it reads—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

February 19, 2023
Chenab Valley Village Sinking: 21 Families Evacuated

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SRINAGAR: A locality in Chenab valley is sinking and the people have been evacuated to a safe place, reports reaching from Doda said. So far 21 families comprising 111 persons have been shifted to a nearby Jammu Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) facility.
The abandoned homes in Thathri’s Nai Basti. More than 20 houses were declared unsafe as the area witnessed sinking.
The sinking spot is part of Thathri’s Nai Basti village where the road and a cluster of homes are sinking. It is located not far away from the road to Kishtwar, the arterial highway. The village has more than 50 households but only a cluster is facing the sinking crisis.
“Authorities are also there and the factors responsible for the sinking are being ascertained,” Syed Imran, a volunteer of the NGO Ababeel said. “Our volunteers rushed to the area and helped in quick evacuations.”
Imran said the village is slightly bigger but the impacted area is a huge steep patch that has the 16 houses which developed cracks. The link road, he said, is also sinking.
The affected people have been shifted to the PDC facility at water point Tipri and a JKTDC facility nearby. The damaged constructions included the local mosque.
Officials said experts have been sent to the village to ascertain the cause of the soil shifting which has led to cracks. The entire mountainous region is highly fragile and massive biotic interventions have impacted the area’s geology. Chenab valley is Jammu and Kashmir’s main powerhouse and almost ninety percent of all hydro electric dams are in the region.
The fast-flowing Chenab is also triggering massive land slides impacting all the roads and the highway.
Two years back, the region would witness tremors for most of the summer forcing people to spend their days and nights under open sky. However, the reasons behind the massive sinking in a spot not more than hector are to be investigated.

Sinking was reported in Jammu as well. In Narwal a 3-storey building collapsed a day earlier. Authorities have declared a huge locality unsafe in the temple town, already.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 3, 2023
Mother-daughter Duo Dead, Man Injured As House Collapses Due To Landslide In Surankote

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A Mother-daughter duo died while a man was injured after a house collapsed due to a landslide in Bufliyaz village of Surankote area in Poonch district on Friday.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident took place near the site of a project for upgradation of road from Rajouri to Surankote.
He said that a landslide came crushing down on a residential house, burying three family members, following which a rescue operation was launched.
“After hectic efforts all three were rescued and were taken to SDH Surankote, where mother-daughter duo was declared dead on arrival. The male member of the family was referred to GMC Associated Hospital Rajouri,” he said.
Deceased have been identified as Naseem Akhter (34) wife of Mohammad Latief and her daughter Rubina Akhter (09) and the injured has been identified as Mohammad Latief son of Mohd Hussain.

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November 4, 2022