After the flood, a makeshift ropeway set up by the rescue workers is the only connect between the two settlements of Raini village that lie on either side of the Rishiganga river
The valley witnessed landslides earlier too, but their number has increased in recent years, says Santosh Rana, a tour guide operating in the area. The temperatures have risen and snowfall, which provides moisture to the germinating plants, has significantly reduced, he says.