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visible, perched on the hillsides which slope steeply to the S. Very 

 little apparent damage had been caused to these, certainly much less 

 than to Naddi. The walls and roofs were standing as a rule. In a 

 hamlet of 8 houses I could only see one house half damaged ; its upper 

 storey having collapsed. That hamlet is N. by E. of Naddi. Others 

 N. and N. N. W. of Naddi were equally undamaged. 



As these villages are quite close to the actual main boundary fault, 

 it seems certain, even if we had no other evidence, that the shock did 

 not originate actually along that feature just here. Beyond these 

 hamlets further N. the ridge rises steeply and becomes forest-covered, 

 with snow lying here and there. There were no more villages visible 

 in this direction. But near the saddle already mentioned joining 

 Dharmkot and the higher ridges, and a short way to the N. of the 

 main-boundary fault, there were hamlets of from 4 — 5 houses which 

 showed no damage or scarcely any. In the Dharmkot group of hamlets 

 lying in the valley running S. E. from the gap the same remarks 

 hold good for the greater part of the little group, but towards the 

 S. E. end in. the lower parts of the valley some damage was discernible. 



Bagsu Nath temple, N. E. of the Civil hill in the valley descending 

 from Dharmkot, was apparently undamaged. Also the slate quarry 

 bungalow near it, and many hamlets further up the valley showed only 

 1 house in 8 somewhat damaged. 



Kangra Town. 



Because the. direct road from Dharmsala to Kangra was interrupted 



Road between by numerous slips not yet reparied, it was necessary 



Dharmsala and f or rapid travelling by tonga to return to Chari and 



to the Khad Chambi, and from there continue along 



the main road from Pathankot to Kangra, where it follows a very 



nearly straight course along the wide and open Kangra Valley. This 



road was broken at many places, especially wherever it makes a V- 



shaped curve up-stream under gravel cliffs at each river crossing. A 



raised embankment of earth and stones leading to the bridge at one 



of these crossings was also shaken to pieces, leaving only a narrow 



