224 Houses Damaged By Cloudbursts In J & K's Kishtwar

2025-08-31 03:11:19

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
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Jammu- As many as 224 residential houses were damaged in the recent cloudbursts in the Marwah and Warwan sub-divisions of the Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 26, an official said on Sunday.

Of the 224 houses, approximately 50 were destroyed, 140 were severely damaged, and the remaining houses suffered partial damage, the official spokesman mentioned, as Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj Sharma, along with Senior Superintendent of Police Naresh Singh, visited the affected villages.

The spokesman noted that around six to seven locations across Marwah and Warwan were hit by cloudbursts, which also damaged roads and bridges.

During his visit to the severely affected Margi village, Sharma directed the Revenue Department, SDRF, and other teams to prioritise the clearing of debris from around the houses, the spokesman said.

In light of the ration stocks that were washed away and were meant to last through November, the deputy commissioner instructed the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs to provide a month's worth of rations to the affected families on an urgent basis, which was provided on the spot.

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