Water crosses 364 ft mark in Attabad Lake
HUNZA: The path leading to Attabad Lake from various areas of Hunza has been blocked as water level of the Lake rises over 364 feet.
Meanwhile, Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nadim Ahmed has said that no one can predict the exact scenario of water outflow from the lake.
The inflow of water into the lake has exceeded 2500 cusecs per day while the outflow has reached 200 cusecs.
It was announced that the boat service would be replaced with helicopter service in view of the imminent breach of the lake. But the plan could not be implemented due to the heavy rains that continued throughout the last night.
Gilgit-Pindi road suffers blockage at 8 different points while Gilgit-Skardu road also remains blocked at different spots.
In the present circumstances, it is feared that the emergency services may be affected while the sufferings of the people taking refuge in the relief camps have already increased.
Attabad Lake
Earlier, Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Nadim Ahmed took a tour of Attabad Lake and then headed to Hunza where he interacted with media persons.
He said the Karakorum Highway will suffer additional damage due to the lake but no one can say anything about the extent of the same.
On the other hand, Mian Manzoor Wattoo, Prime Minister’s special representative for Attabad disaster, said in a press conference held in Hunza today that there is no possibility of breach of the protective bund.
Meanwhile, villagers of a village in Hunza staged a protest over not receiving relief goods from the government in view of the lingering fear of flooding. They said the Ganash village will be the first to take the hit in case of breach of the lake but the government has not taken any safety measures for the village.
However, a representative of the local government was of the view that according to the survey no house in the area under question falls in the red zone.
Related Links
No Responses to “Water crosses 364 ft mark in Attabad Lake”
Leave a Reply
Subscribe
You can subscribe by email to receive newsletter updates:
Subscribe through a RSS feed reader
