Dehradun, August 18 (Press Ki Taquat)
About 80 people were rendered homeless when a massive landslide hit their village in the district damaging 12 houses, the Uttarakhand State Emergency Operation Centre here said on Friday. The landslide on Wednesday also disrupted power supply to the village, Madarsu Majra Jakhan, in Vikasnagar area of Dehradun district, situated about 50 km from the city, it said.
Sixteen families comprising 80 people were affected by the landslide which damaged 12 houses, 10 completely and two partially, it said.
The affected people have been shifted to a temporary relief camp set up at a junior high school in Pasta, a community centre and a government inter college building in Langha, the SDM said.
District Magistrate Sonika, who visited Jakhan on Thursday for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation, said a team of geologists will soon be sent to the village to carry out a geological survey of the village.
