SHIMLA: Three people, including one from
Uttarakhand and two from Rajasthan, were killed in a landslide and shooting stone incident at Menus Road (NH-707) at 11 am in Sirmaur district of
Himachal Pradesh on Monday. While the victim from Uttarakhand was a taxi driver, those from Rajasthan were labourers.
According to the information provided by the District Emergency Operation Centre Sirmaur, the shooting stones incident, triggered by landslide, occurred at Menus Road in which three persons were killed and a pokelane machine was damaged.
The deceased have been identified as Kahan Chand of Sainj village under Tiyuni tehsil of Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, Jitender Singh of Girwar village of Hurda tehsil in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan and Ashok of Rajgarh village of Churu district in Rajasthan.
Sources said some labourer were working on construction of the 25-km stretch of Shillai to Menus bridge as the landslide occurred.
Check landslide losses: HP guvExpressing concern over loss of lives and property due to frequent landslides in Himachal Pradesh, governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has stressed the need for implementing scientific and engineering solutions to mitigate landslide losses.