Shimla, Sept. 16 -- Living under fear after being hit by two massive landslides in just two days which left nine persons dead, destroyed three buildings and posed threat to about 250 houses in Inner Akhada Bazaar of Kullu district, residents have sought district administration's intervention for urgent remedial measures for Math area and Inner Akhara Bazar of Kullu, such as ban on construction and declaration of no-construction green zone.

The residents said seepage from Math area, atop the hill, led to landslides. "In the Math area and its adjoining slopes, drainage and sewerage facilities are either non-existent or in ruins. With no proper rainwater channels, monsoon downpour gushes unchecked down the hillside, scouring the soil and se...