GP Semwal n PAURI
About a hundred buildings including 43 shops were damaged and more than 50 domesticated animals were killed following a cloudburst at Paithani area in Thalisain Tehsil of Pauri district on Monday night.
The administration has started work on clearing the debris from the road and shops. According to Thalisain sub-divisional magistrate Gopal Ram Binwal, the cloudburst took place near Dang and the rainwater flooded through the gully into the market at Paithani which damaged property but caused no loss of life.
The relief work has been started and the Revenue team along with the staff of different departments including Public Works Department, Jal Sansthan and Disaster management team trying to restore the situation. Binwal said that the situation is under control while the police team has been sent back as no humans have to be rescued. More than 50 animals were killed and about 100 shops were damaged. The Paithani market is damaged due to the mudslide with two feet deep silt covering the area. According to information provided by the disaster control centre, three cars were buried under landslide debris while one car was swept away in the spate. Nearly 10 villages of Paithani have been affected.