Banihal/Jammu. More than 50 houses, four power towers, a receiving station and a main road were damaged due to land subsidence in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials have given information about this incident. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary visited Pernot village, about 5 km from the district headquarters, and assured the affected families of assistance and restoration of essential services including electricity.
After sudden land subsidence in Pernot village, cracks started appearing in houses on Thursday evening and road connectivity between Gool and Ramvan was lost. After this many families had to move to safer places. Deputy Commissioner Chaudhary reached the spot and said, ‘This is a natural disaster and being the head of the district, I take full responsibility of providing food and shelter to the affected families.’ He said authorities have called in geology experts to determine the cause of the land subsidence while a team of officials has been deployed to monitor the rehabilitation of the affected population and restoration of essential services.
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‘The ground is still sinking’
Ramban Deputy Commissioner Chaudhary said that the ground is still sinking and restoring essential services like electricity is our first priority. We will provide tents and other items for the victims and will also set up medical camps. He asked people not to panic and take precautionary measures to protect their lives. Local volunteers, along with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, are helping the affected people in evacuating belongings from damaged houses.
Natural disaster in hilly areas
In the last few years, incidents of land subsidence and cracks in houses have come to light in Jammu and Kashmir and other hilly regions. Uttarakhand has been most affected by this. Now such incidents have come to light in Ramban of Jammu and Kashmir also. As soon as information about the natural disaster was received, the local administration became active and started making arrangements to help the affected people. First, people were evacuated safely from the affected houses.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 27, 2024, 08:04 IST