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Cloudburst in Sangla valley, tourists stranded
Admn to identify Gulf War-hit
for relief
Baltis seek help to repair mosques
Protest by women against price rise
Two labourers buried at Baddi
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Power generation stopped at Nathpa
Bharmaur SDM hurt in car mishap
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Cloudburst in Sangla valley, tourists stranded
Sangla (Kinnaur), July 24 Many tourists, including foreign nationals, were stranded on the other side of the valley in Sangla, Raksham and Chitkul villages. However, the exact figures of the tourists stranded in the valley were not known immediately but the district administration has initiated efforts to locate them so that all possible help could be extended to them. Earlier also on July 9 this year, the bridge was partially damaged by incessant rains and a cloudburst following which traffic was restricted to the valley. The bridge was restored for traffic last week after strengthening its foundation. Today’s flash flood in the nullah has again damaged the right side foundation abetment of the bridge forcing the district authorities to stop the flow of vehicular traffic through the bridge from both sides, said Dr Amandeep Garg, District Magistrate of Kinnaur, while talking to The Tribune on the telephone. In reply to a question, he said there were no other reports of any loss to life or property from the valley or any other part of the tribal district. He said it would take a few days to restore the vehicular traffic as there was a need to restructure the foundation abetments of the bridge. Pedestrians were, however, allowed to pass through the bridge under strict observation of PWD engineer. Meanwhile, there was no threat of flash floods in the Baspa rivulet, the main tributary of the Sutlej, in the Sangla valley, said another senior official of the district administration. On the other hand, there were also reports of the shortage of a few essential commodities in the valley. The district administration has asked the officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department to ensure the supply of essential commodities.
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Admn to identify Gulf War-hit
for relief
Dharamsala, July 24 Talking to The Tribune, Mr A.L. Sharma, AC, said the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) had decided to compensate over 8,500 Indians, including Himachalis, who suffered injuries and the relatives of those killed during the Gulf War and a letter had been received in that regard from the Resident Commissioner in Delhi. “Most of those affected have changed their addresses and the commission is finding it difficult to locate them. We have asked the SDOs and the Public Relations Department to spread the word so that the persons concerned should contact us as the list has to be submitted by the end of this month,” he said. Many Indians of Himachal origin were working in the Gulf when the war broke out in 1991. The UNCC was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council. Its mandate was to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damage suffered as a direct result of Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait. The commission makes funds available to the governments that originally submitted the claims, and these governments are responsible for the distribution of compensation to eligible claimants.
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Baltis seek help to repair mosques
Shimla, July 24 In a representation to the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, the Baltis, who were the oldest Shia Muslims to arrive in Shimla, have requested that the government should extend them some help so that the two mosques and their dwellings in Sanjauli could be saved. In the representation, they have claimed that prior to 1947 they had significant presence in the state and lived in complete harmony with other communities. They said after 1950 the Waqf Board had been managing the affairs of the Muslims but the two mosques in Sanjauli were still with the Baltis. “The two mosques are our property, built by our forefathers and to save them we need the support and help of the government,” they pleaded. They said that the Baltis had contributed to the development of Himachal as being the labour class they worked for the construction of power houses and prominent government buildings and offices in Sanjauli, Jakhoo, Annadale, Dhalli, Mashobra and Kaithu. Belonging to Baltistan in the Kargil area of Ladakh, the number of Baltis declined as after partition the area became part of Pakistan.
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Protest by women against price rise
Reckong Peo, July 24 Criticising the steep rise in vegetables and edible products, district president of the Mahila Morcha Meena Negi
said: "Earlier, the government had increased fuel prices. But after that they had also increased the prices of vegetables, pulses and rice. It is difficult for a poor and a middle class family to balance their budget in such a situation". She said: "During the NDA's regime, sugar was available at Rs 14 per kg but now during the Congress rule it was Rs 25 per kg. How could this be possible for a poor family to survive with such rising prices?" The protesting women alleged that the prices of essential commodities in the tribal district were more than the rest of the state and the country as the local shopkeepers charged more from the customers on the name of carriage charges. The state government had failed to check the prices of essential commodities in the tribal areas. The protesting women, including chairperson of Kinnaur Zila Parishad Chander Mani Negi and state executive member of the party Ganga Negi passed through the main market of the district headquarters here and raised slogans against the union as well as the state government.
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Two labourers buried at Baddi
Baddi, July 24 The incident took place at around 12.30 pm when loose earth from a dug up pit fell on the three labourers who were making ground of pit plain to lay the water pipes. The other labourers working nearby the site rushed for help after noticing the incident. The labourers were virtually caved in the debris and it took long time for rescuers to pull them out of the pit. The victims were rushed to the Civil Hospital, Nalagarh. Raghuvar (20) was died on the way to the hospital while Mihi Lal (30) breathed his last in the hospital. Both deceased were hailed from Madhya Pradesh. The other injured,
Bablu, was out of danger. The labouruers were hired by Banga Singh, the contractor, to carry out the water pipes laying work at the Gilbert
Ispaat. A case has been registered against the contractor.
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Power generation stopped at Nathpa
Shimla, July 24 “'All the six units of 250-MW each were closed today after the silt level in the reservoir crossed the 12,000 ppm (parts per million) at about 6 a.m.,” he said over the phone. The power generation in the plant had also remained suspended for three days from July 10 to 12 after the silt level crossed the permissible limit of 4,000 ppm, causing a loss of Rs 25 crore to the Central and the state governments. The spokesman said the plant was shut down early today, hours after it restarted power generation last night following its closure for flushing out silt in the reservoir on Saturday night. The power generation in the plant would resume as soon as the silt level falls below 4,000 ppm in the reservoir, he said.
— UNI
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Bharmaur SDM hurt in car mishap
Shimla, July 24 The accident occurred at Nangal Devi, about 25 km from here, after their Alto car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge. The sources said the seriously injured were Bharmaur SDM Harbans Negi, his wife Lalita Negi and father-in-law DD Negi. Their son Gogi escaped unhurt. The SDM’s mother-in-law Bhagya Devi died in the incident, the sources said, adding that the injured had been admitted to a government hospital at Theog where their condition was stated to be serious. The sources said the cause of the accident was not immediately known. A case has been registered and investigations were on. — UNI
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Man booked for killing barking deer
Mandi, July 24 According to forest officials, the FIR has been lodged against Gola Ram, a resident of Jol village in
Jogindernagar, under Section 51, Wildlife Act. But the police are yet to arrest them.
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3 die as truck falls into khud
Shimla, July 24 The deceased have been identified as Lok Raj of Alsindi village in Karsog, Prakash Chand of Darsahli (Karsog) and Nek Chand of Bagshyar.
— TNS
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Addl Chief Secy
Shimla, July 24
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