The body of one of the four persons who died in collapse of three houses due to cloudburst in Khaibagar/ Bamsera village in Bageshwar’s Kapkot tehsil on July 30, has been recovered.
However, rest of the three bodies have not yet been recovered. Efforts are still on to recover the bodies, said the officials concerned of the Bageshwar district administration. The body recovered from the debris has been identified as that of Dharm Ram, added the officials. It may be recalled that apart from four fatalities, three persons were also injured in this incident.
In the meanwhile, a dozen roads still remain blocked in Bageshwar, hitting normal life badly. More so, with washing away of a bridge on the Pindar river in the Kapkot tehsil , 10 villages also remain cut off with the surface transport services in Bageshwar, affecting as many as 1163 families belonging to the said villages.
Though a majority of the blocked roads have been opened for the vehicular traffic, a dozen roads connecting different parts of the district are yet to be opened, said B l Firmal, ADM , Bageshwar. However, keeping in view the problems being faced by the public, officials concerned have been directed to open the blocked roads for vehicular traffic early as possible, he added.
Apart from loss of four lives and injuries to three, 1169 persons belonging to 269 families have also been affected due to disaster in Bageshwar so far, the officials concerned informed. Besides, as many as 191 houses have also been damaged in the district so far with loss of 7.52 hectare agriculture land due to natural disaster this year in Bageshwar.
However, efforts are on to expedite relief operation in affected areas, they added.