Jammu, Oct. 30 -- Over two months after the devastating cloudburst and flash floods that wreaked havoc in the remote Chashoti village of Machail tehsil in Kishtwar district, the authorities have officially presumed all 31 missing persons dead and initiated the legal process to formalize the declaration.
According to a public notice issued by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Paddar, Dr. Amit Kumar, the decision follows exhaustive search and rescue operations conducted by local authorities and police teams, which failed to trace any of the missing individuals since the tragedy struck on September 14, 2025.
The SDM's notice stated, "This is to bring to the attention of the general public that a tragic cloudburst struck Village Chashoti, Tehsi...