Manali: The fire destroyed Majhan Remote Village in Kullu District Himachal Pradesh on Saturday and reduced 27 houses, 26 Cowsheds, and two temples for ash, made more than 100 families lose a place to live in cold weather.
The villagers cannot even save clothes, rations and books and their children’s uniforms.
They can only save livestock.
The earliest report suggested that 10 houses were destroyed.
But when taking firefighters more than three hours to reach the village after a steep increase, Blaze had consumed all 27 houses late at night.
On Sunday, officials counted 30 families as left without taking refuge.
26 Cowshed and two Devta Nag temples also left.
Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg climbed to the village with a team on Sunday and met the affected family.
Families share with DC how the village has limited resources and how the availability of roads and cellular connectivity has delayed assistance work.
DC said: “Every family has received immediately RS 5,000 assistance, in addition to blankets, tarps, rations, and its tools.
Their family will receive each RS 20,000 from the Red Cross too.
The Ministry of Education has orders to remove books and uniforms to children The village.
As directed by the minister’s chairman, those affected will be recommended for new homes under the Mukhyamantri Wear Yojana.
“DC directed his team to accelerate assistance work and saw the requirements of the villagers.
Road and cellular networks can save Majhan.
There is no Gadaparli Panchayat village that is connected by road, while cellular community services are rare, villagers cannot warn the fire and police department in time.
For the desire of the road, the fire tender cannot enter the village.
The team did not have input about the size of the Kobala and damage caused to subdivional judges arrived there with the income department team, who had to walk down to find a cellphone signal.
Majhan lacks water, so no one can fight fire.
The villagers asked DC to give them basic fire prevention infrastructure.
Head of Gadaparli Panchayat Yamuna Devi said: “Jada Temple and Rai Nags were dismantled for fire safety, but they were destroyed.” He claimed that: “If we have way and water, we can save our house.”