India News | Chief Minister Thakur Visits Flashflood-hit Khaniyara
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday evening visited Khaniyara here where flashfloods triggered by cloudbursts disrupted normal life and damaged property.
Dharamsala, Sep 3 (PTI) Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday evening visited Khaniyara here where flashfloods triggered by cloudbursts disrupted normal life and damaged property.
Thakur took stock of the situation and reviewed the relief measures. He inspected the entire Khaniyara area and interacted with the affected families.
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He directed the local administration to assess the property loss immediately so that compensation could be provided to the affected people.
MLA Dharamshala Vishal Nehria, Deputy Commissioner Nipun Jindal, SDM Shilpi Beakta and other officers were present at the incident site with the chief minister.
Two shops, two houses and three kiosks were completely damaged, while 15 houses, three shops were partially damaged following heavy rains. A number of livestock went missing.
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