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| Earth Crack in Kangpokpi India Spreads to 5 Kms Radius, Fissure Widening
The earth crack at Kalikhola area in Kangpokpi district has already affected a stretch of 5 Km radius approximately with the fissure widening every passing hour while the more than 250 victims sheltered at the temporary relief camp are facing water and power shortage apart from other numerous difficulties. While the earth fissure at Kalikhola area has widened today one house near the PMGSY road collapsed this morning while more paddy fields and huge trees have caved in and more land have slid down. Two huge water bodies have been formed near Kalikhola village today while one electric post was also badly damaged. The origin of the earth fissure is below J Songtun village and it slid down towards Kalikhola village developing larger fissure in the areas and has expanded to a radius of 5 Km approximately now. The PMGSY road connecting IT road and Kalapahar via Makuli has also slid down about 300 metres from the original site. All water pipelines have been badly damaged. All the villagers