CM to visit Boh area of Kangra District today

One dead body recovered while 4 people saved so far

CM to visit Boh area of Kangra District today
The rescue operation is on in the Boh Landslide Area. (Photo: Arvind Sharma)  

Dharamsala: CM Jai Ram Thakur will visit today evening Boh, (50 kms from Dharamsala), the landslide area in Kangra district where around 9 people are still feared to be trapped under the heavy debris of the landslide on Monday during the heavy rainfall.

SP Kangra Vimukt Ranjan said that there has been loss of life due to landslide in Woh- Darini under police station Shahpur. So far, one woman's body has been recovered in relief and rescue operations. Relief and rescue work is going on in this difficult area. It is feared that nine people are trapped under the debris. A NDRF team started the rescue operation, which has been re- started today.

Four people have been rescued yesterday, while the teams of Home Guards, Police and NDFR and others are involved in the search for the missing people

On Monday Deputy Commissioner Kangra, Dr Nipun Jindal along with SP Kangra  Vimukt Ranjan visited the remote hill area of Boh where  around  seven houses came under the debris of  Landslide of Rolehad village  in Boh on Monday  to take stock of the relief work.