Jammu, Nov. 3 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday assured the people of Chishoti village in Kishtwar district that the hamlet will be rebuilt in a short span of time.
LG Sinha visited the cloudburst hit village today and laid the foundation stone for construction of new houses for the victims, who lost shelters on August 14 this year after a cloudburst triggered massive landslides in the area. More than 60 people died in the calamity hit remote village.
It may be recalled that on the ill-fated day large groups of pilgrims were gathered at Chisoti village- a key stop on the pilgrimage to the Machail Mata Mandir - and were collecting food from a langar when flash floods washed them away. Search and rescue operations continued for m...