Ramban, April 28 -- Forced to leave their homes damaged due to land subsidence, the residents of Pernote village in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir are concerned about their future and want adequate compensation to rebuild their lives.
Over 58 houses in the village developed cracks since Thursday evening amid land sinking that left behind a trail of destruction, severely damaging four electricity towers, a receiving station and a section of the road connecting the Gool sub-division with the Ramban headquarters.
The land subsidence is still continuing amid incessant rains, also threatening over two dozen remaining houses, while hundreds of acres of agricultural land also suffered the brunt of the natural calamity, the cause of whi...