Overview

• Land subsidence since September 11 has affected over 1,000 people in Kalaban, damaging more than 95 houses along with a graveyard and a mosque, and residents have been moved to shelters.
• The chief minister flew to the border village, assessed the damage, met displaced families, and directed officials to provide immediate boarding and lodging support.
• He said the sinking areas are unsafe and confirmed that affected families will be relocated to new sites rather than returned to the damaged land.
• He asked officials to prepare a rehabilitation plan, including five-marla government land allotments under existing policy, for submission to the Cabinet.
• He noted that a central team has visited affected districts and said Jammu and Kashmir will press for a relief package similar to recent assistance for Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.