Peshawar: The ancestral houses of legendary Indian film actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, located in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, were damaged due to heavy monsoon rains. Is. These houses, already in dilapidated condition, were recently taken under its protection by the Government of Pakistan.
The government had completed all the formalities for declaring the houses of the two veteran artists as national heritage as well as converting them into museums in their honor. According to locals, both the houses were completely submerged due to heavy rains, due to which some parts of them have been damaged.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archaeological Department is yet to start the renovation work of these two houses located in the Kissa Khwani Bazar area. Due to the torrential rains of the monsoon, there have been incidents of floods and landslides in many parts of Pakistan including Islamabad. According to some media reports, more than 20 people have died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since mid-July. Notably, Peshawar is the capital of this province.
