Two cloudbursts hit different areas of Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The cloudbursts caused huge damage to a mini power project set up at Kargil. In the incident, a dozen of residential houses, and standing crops were destroyed, as per officials said on Wednesday.

The cloudbursts were struck Sangra and Khangral on Tuesday evening. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident, they said. Chairman and chief executive councilor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan said Sangra on Kargil-Zanskar road was the worst hit as the flash floods caused a lot of damage to the property, including the mini-hydropower project. Further, he talked to the media, said ''We have a lot of property damage in the cloudburst at Sangra in Sanku sub-division. We have restored the electricity and water supply, while efforts are on to make the Kargil-Zanskar road traffic worthy." Khan said he along with a high-level team of officials are visiting the scene to take stock of the situation. The official said nine residential houses and standing crops spread over several hectares of land suffered damages in the incident.

The police informed that some cattle also perished in the flash floods in Panighar village. While another cloudburst hit Khangral village on the Srinagar-Leh national highway. It caused damage to some houses and the standing crop. However, he said the 434-km highway is open for vehicular traffic. The disaster management said the first cloudburst took place at village Khangral, about 60 km from Kargil on the Kargil-Leh national highway, while the second occurred at Sangra, about 40 km from Kargil in Sanku sub-division on Zanskar road.

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