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Omar Abdullah Visits Subsidence-Hit Kalaban, Announces Immediate Aid and Resettlement Plan

A Cabinet-bound resettlement plan will guide requests for a central relief package.

Overview

  • Flying into the LoC-adjacent village by helicopter, the chief minister inspected damaged areas, met families and pledged full government support.
  • He announced Rs 38 lakh in immediate assistance in addition to Rs 50 lakh already sanctioned under the State Disaster Response Fund.
  • Authorities have declared Kalaban unsafe, evacuated residents to relief camps and supplied 77 tents and 100 tarpaulins as temporary shelter.
  • The administration is preparing a rehabilitation proposal that includes granting five marlas of land to displaced families for relocation.
  • Officials said Kalaban is one of 11 affected villages across five districts, with more than 200 houses damaged and over 3,000 people displaced, as assessments and a control room-led relief effort continue.