At least eleven people lost their lives and seven others were missing as extensive damage was caused after flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall struck the LoC regions of the Rajouri and Poonch districts on Sunday.
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) has announced temporary traffic restrictions on National Highway-10.
Heavy rain lashed Uttarakhand on Monday, blocking the Badrinath National Highway at several locations, shutting schools in affected districts, raising river levels and forcing the suspension of the Adi Kailash and Om Parvat Yatra.
As the mist-laden hills of Darjeeling slowly recover from the scars left by the devastating landslides of 4 October, efforts toward rebuilding lives and restoring hope have begun across the region.
From Bijanbari to Mirik, from Kalchini to Nagrakata, officials, public representatives, and community members are working together to bring relief and reassurance to those left homeless by the disaster.
At least 13 people have died in landslides in the North Bengal hills, following continuous overnight rain, causing widespread severe disruptions, said officials on Sunday.
Heavy rains over the past 24 hours have pushed rivers into spate across North Bengal and Sikkim, triggering flooding, road blockages and landslides in multiple areas.
India's monsoon has always been a paradox ~ revered as a life-giver yet feared as a destroyer.
Authorities in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district have begun relocating families affected by continuous landslides in the Kalaban village, where land sinking has impacted nearly 70 families since last Saturday.
Karra said that the Rs.209 crore allocation under the SDRF by the Central government is a routine grant but peanuts to the magnitude of losses and damage.
