Landslide-hit area in Shimla city declared containment zone to prevent spread of disease

Krishna Nagar, a landslide-hit area within Shimla city, where a slaughterhouse was buried under debris leaving several animals dead, has been declared as a containment zone in view of the risk of spread of disease.

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SAFETY CONCERNS

Two persons were killed in the landslide that occurred on 15 August in which about eight houses, including some makeshift structures and a slaughterhouse, were razed to the ground. An area measuring about 500 square metres in the vicinity of the slaughterhouse has been declared a containment zone, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, Aditya Negi told media persons on Monday.