Amid heavy rains lashing Himachal Pradesh, a landslide in Kullu’s Duridhar village in Sainj Valley has forced the administration to evacuate inhabitants of 11 houses, PTI quoted an official as saying.
The report added that after the landslide on a hill behind Duridhar village, the administration has set up a transit camp to accommodate around 20 people.
While speaking to reporters, Kullu Deputy Commissioner Tarul S Raveesh said, as quoted by PTI, “Our first priority was to save lives, which has been successfully done. They have been moved to a transit camp set up at the public works department’s rest house. Technical assessment of the area will be done soon.”