Adverse weather conditions hampering relief operations in different parts of the disaster hit Himalayan State continued to wreak havoc in the lives of people rendered homeless by the recent disaster. Bad weather conditions prevented helicopters from taking off with relief materials for the people staying in Badiyakot relief camp in Bageshwar.
However, the official concerned of the Bageshwar district administration said that efforts are on to provide relief materials to the needy.
It should be noted that Bageshwar is one of the most disaster affected districts in the Kumaon division. According to the officials of the Bageshwar district administration, about 55 houses have been damaged so far due to disaster in the district, some of them seriously.
Though no casualty has been reported from any part of the district due to the disaster so far, as many as 261 animals have died from nature’s fury.
More so, with loss of 3.78 hectare agriculture land due to landslides or heavy rainfall, about 492 people of 96 families belonging to 69 villages have been affected in Bageshwar, said US Rana, Additional District Magistrate and in charge of the disaster managementin the district.
Besides, nearly a dozen roads connecting different parts of the Bageshwar district still remain blocked.
However, efforts are on to restore the transportation services, he added.
He further informed that as many as 1,163 families of different villages have also been affected as the bridge on the Pindar river in Kapkot has also been washed away.