[h=1]Locals terrorised as cracks, craters appear in hills[/h]
PALPA, JAN 01 - Locals of Puktung, Kaseni-4 in the district have been terror struck as a hill spread over an area of one kilometre has started caving in, forming cracks in the surface and giving rise to huge craters. While the incident has directly affected 12 houses, nine houses in a settlement below the hill face imminent danger...
... As human settlement is near the incident site and locals often take their livestock to graze in the area, Lokesh Suryabanshi, a local resident, said that over 60 domestic animals had gone missing after accidentally falling into the craters.
?We tried to rescue them using ropes and other means, but have not been able to rescue a single animal till date,? Lokesh said. According to him, rescue would be a major problem if a human falls into them as the craters are very large and wide...
