land cutting due to Balia Nala (drain) continues to remaing a threat to dozens of families living in areas like Harinagar and adjacent to Raeesh Hotel area in Nainital city’s Tallital region. Following the continuous land cutting of the area, the Nainital district administration has, however, appealed to the affected families to shift to some safer places.
The official has been asked to make makeshift arrangements for the affected families in school or the panchayat buildings, said Arvind Singh Hyanki, District Magistrate, Nainital. At the same time, the affected families may also stay in private accommodations in safer places on their own, for which each such family will be given `2,000 per month as house rent as per the laid down norms.
Meanwhile, the Nainital district administration has also asked the officials to take necessary steps to prevent land cutting in the aforesaid area.
More so, it has also directed the officials concerned to prepare a long term plan to prevent the land cutting or the soil erosion problem permanently so that localities adjacent to this area could be protected.