 Early Times Report
Ramban, Aug 30: Panic gripped Ward No.4 of Kunfer Panchayat in Chanderkot near Ghaada Morh on Monday afternoon when two houses and an under- construction house besides two other structures were partially damaged after a landslide hit the area.
According to the details available with Early Times two families comprising of 21 members were forced to migrate after the landslide caused by alleged negligent and unplanned cutting by the construction agencies engaged in four laning of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway hit both the houses.
One of the victim’s,Sidiq Ahmed said that on August 28 there was a torrential rain and next day morning the land above the under-construction NH44 started sliding slowly which kept on increasing resulting into the cracks in his house comprising of 4 rooms and 2 verandahs. “Another house of my brother Ikhtiyar Ahmed and one more structure also developed cracks following which we had to abandon our homes,” he said.
Local Sarpanch, Dilawar Ali said the under construction houses of three other persons Zakir Ali, Sidiq Ahmed and Ayaz Ahmed too have developed cracks.
Sidiq said, “The NHAI has been sitting on my file since February 2018 for the acquisition of my property and the payment of due compensation. The concerned engineers had ruled out any imminent damage to my property. Had they settled my claim on time, I could have shifted to some other place rather than facing the ordeal today.”
After the landslide struck ASP Ramban, Rajni Sharma along with local revenue officials went to the spot. DC Ramban, Mussarat Islam also visited the spot and expressed sympathies with the victims and talked to the Project Director, NHAI, Purshotam Kumar.
Besides issuing directions for immediate relief to the affected families he also assured of compensation for their damaged houses. |
