At least eight buildings that had developed cracks and were declared unsafe following recent rains collapsed in Anni area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Thursday. There were no casualties.
The buildings housing shops, banks and other commercial establishments had developed cracks four-five days ago and were declared unsafe and vacated recently.
The assessment of damage is being done and some other unsafe buildings along the National Highway 305 in Anni have also been vacated as a precautionary measure.
This is the latest in a series of rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh, where at least 120 people have died in the past month. The state has also suffered losses of Rs 10,000 crore due to the heavy rains.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has released Rs 165.22 crore to all the deputy commissioners and the line departments in the state for the restoration of damaged works.
He has also appealed to the people to remain vigilant in view of the forecast of heavy rains in the coming days.
