DHARAMSHALA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today directed the district administration of Kangra to asses the massive  loss caused  to property by the cloudburst and flash flood in Khaniyara area  Dharamshala sub-division of the district on Friday.

As preliminary estimate, as many as two houses, three shops and three sheds were damaged while dozens of heads of sheep were reported missing from the area  after it was hit by the flash flood on Friday.  

The Chief Minister after presiding over the function of celebrations of 75 years of formation of Himachal Pradesh in Nurpur constituency flew to Dharamshala to take stock of the situation and reviewed the relief measures there.

He inspected the entire area along with district administration and revenue team and interacted with the affected families.

The Chief Minister said that adequate machinery and manpower have been deployed to clear the debris. Immediate relief has also been disbursed by the administration, he added.

The Chief Minister also appealed to the people to take precautions keeping in view the unprecedented monsoon.

Chief Minister directed the local administration to assess the property loss immediately so that admissible compensation could be provided to affected families.

MLA Dharamshala Vishal Nehria, DC Nipun Jindal, SDM Shilpi Beakta, Officers of PWD department, Electricity Board, Rural Development department and Municipal Corporation representatives were also present at the incident site with the Chief Minister.