Jammu Tawi, April 26 -- More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Ramban district due to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday.

Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary visited the Pernote village, five kms from the district headquarters, on Friday morning and assured assistance to the affected families and restoration of essential services, including electricity.

Houses started developing cracks and the road connectivity between Gool and Ramban snapped Thursday evening following the sudden 'sinking of land' in Pernote village, prompting several families to move to safer places.

"This is a natural disaster and being the head of the district, I take full responsibi...