Cloudburst at Nahan village, crops damaged

Tribune News Service

Solan, September 21

A cloudburst at Sheel Chamyar village in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district last evening damaged standing crops worth Rs 90,000.

Tehsildar, Nahan, Maya Ram Sharma said that four villagers lost their standing crops of maize, rice, lemon, ginger and chilly as the arable land was washed away by the gushing flood water. A boundary wall was also damaged. Gyan Chand, Rajesh Kumar, Balkishen and Rameshwar Dutt, all residents of Nahan, lost their standing crops.

However, no loss of life or cattle was reported though two potable water tanks were buried under slush brought in by the flood.