Landslide in Balganga
Tehri Garhwal: Landslide in Balganga and Budhakedar of Uttarakhand has caused heavy destruction in Toli village. Heavy rain last night in Toli village of Patti Budhakedar Gram Panchayat in Bhilangana block caused a massive landslide behind a house in which a mother and daughter were buried alive. The video of the landslide has also surfaced which is shocking. In view of the disaster situation, the district administration has alerted all the concerned departments of the area.
Two people died due to being buried under debris
According to the information, around 12 o’clock in the night, due to a landslide behind the house of villager Virendra Shah, the wall behind the house broke and debris came inside. Victim Virendra Shah told that he was sleeping in a room with his wife Sarita (36) years and daughter Ankita (16) years. Suddenly a huge amount of debris came from behind the house due to which both his wife and daughter got badly trapped in the debris. Somehow he saved his life and came out and called the nearby villagers but could not come out due to the heavy rain in the area.
12 animals were also killed
It is being told that 12 animals died in Toli village. Along with this, traffic was blocked due to damage to Government Junior High School Tingarh and debris on Budhakedar-Tingarh-Jakhana ring road. Drinking water lines and electricity supply have been disrupted. The District Magistrate has instructed all the concerned officials to form their own teams and stay in the village to repair all the arrangements.
Tingarh village was evacuated
More than 50 people have been shifted to temporary relief camps after evacuating Tingarh village. The District Magistrate has inspected the school and directed the concerned officials to make arrangements for three meals a day for all the people, milk for children, pure drinking water, cleanliness, and a doctor. Along with this, arrangements have been made for a separate room for women.
People shifted to temporary relief camp
The District Magistrate informed that there are about 80 families in the village, out of which more than 50 have been shifted to Government Inter College Vinaykhal for alternative arrangement. Along with this, the officials of the Agriculture Department, Public Works Department, Health Department, Irrigation Department, etc. of the area have been instructed to assess the damage in the area and provide the report to the District Administration.
CM Dhami issued this order
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey and District Magistrate Tehri Garhwal Mayur Dixit to carry out relief and rescue operations effectively on the damage caused by heavy rains and landslides in Bal Ganga and Budha Kedar of Bhilangana development block of Tehri Garhwal. Expressing grief over the incident, the Chief Minister has asked the Minister in-charge of Tehri, Premchand Aggarwal, to visit the spot and review the relief and rescue operations.
Report- Himanshu Kushwaha
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