Shimla, Sept. 14 -- Residents of remote Malana village in Kullu district are facing food shortage after the wooden bridge on the ravine was washed away in the floods this year, making meeting the daily needs a struggle for the villagers.

The village with a population of 3,000 has run out of ration. The government ration depot in the village has been closed since July.

The villagers have now sought the intervention of the deputy commissioner, Kullu, urging the administration to airdrop ration. The villagers walked through a steep, narrow footpath to reach Kullu to submit the memorandum.

Apart from air dropping ration, the villagers have urged the district administration to construct a "strong and permanent iron bridge at the earliest to...