Khupi village: Houses develop cracks

There are 75 families living in village Khupi in Nainital. Twenty-six out of these 75 families are vulnerable as they are living in the landslide zone in Khupi village. The houses of these families have developed cracks this rainy season.life of over two dozen families continues to be on the edge since the natural disaster in 2013 struck the village. Things have worsened for the suffering families after  heavy rainfall lashed the village this monsoon.

Though Nainital district administration decided to shift these families to Belwakhan  area in Nainital way back in  2013 post-disaster,   the process of rehabilitation remains on paper alone.However, the officials concerned of the Nainital district administration maintained that things have not progressed with the families refusing to be  shifted to Belwakhan area.

Alarmed  over  danger dangling over these  families, Nainital district administration has again  appealed to the families to allow being shifted to Belwakhan area.More so, rain-induced landslides have put lives of many at risk in  Nainital’s  landslide prone Harinagar, Tallital area.Meanwhile, Gaula river in Haldwani changing its course towards the city has also come as a cause of concern as many families are living along the bank of the river.

However, in a bid to divert the course of  the river and to carry out safety and repair works along its banks in Haldwani, the district administration Nainital has recently announced a release of Rs5 lakh.