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Pithoragarh. The village, situated close to the China border, is slowly crumbling. The situation is such that 35 houses of the village have been completely destroyed. Landslide continues continuously in Bin Barasat village. Dar village has been cracking since 1974. Despite this, no serious effort has been made so far to save the village.
A team of geologists had surveyed the Darma valley a few days ago on the instructions of the Pithoragarh district administration. Team leader Pradeep Kumar said that it is necessary to immediately transport 35 families to safe places. The village is constantly slipping down, which can put the villagers in danger.
Survey team leader Pradeep Kumar says that the hills have been weakened due to the cutting of the road connecting Sobla-Dhankar. Not only this, underground water sources are seeping from below the village. The leaking water sources are also continuously weakening the hills. As a result, the village is slowly slipping away. Kumar also says that Dar village is situated in an old landslide area. There is no hard rock under the village. Due to which the weak soil is continuously cracking.
145 families live in Dar village. But in the winter season, these families move to low-lying areas. But some families still stay in the village throughout the year. This year also, the sky disaster that came in October has caused great destruction in the Darma valley. The Bhatkhola Tok of Dar was displaced in 1974 itself. But now the danger is slowly looming over the entire village.
More than 80 percent of the houses in the rate have developed cracks, which are continuously increasing with time. In such a situation, the villagers are forced to spend every moment in the shadow of fear.
