Jammu, Sept. 7 -- After flash floods and relentless rainfall, new concerns have emerged over incidents of land sinking in various parts of Jammu and surrounding areas.
Apart from Jammu city and its adjoining localities, cases of ground subsidence have been reported from Nowshera area, Kheri village in Bishnah tehsil, Rah Salyote in Chowi Choura of Akhnoor sub-division, and Musra in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district.
In the Bantalaab area, several houses have developed cracks due to sudden land subsidence, with some patches of ground reportedly sinking by three to four feet. Two houses have collapsed, while three others have sustained significant structural damage.
Fortunately, the affected families had already evacuated their homes after n...