BOONI: While work is underway to repair the old Gohkir road to restore traffic on Chitral-Mastuj road, the reconstruction of the eroded road has also been launched at Shader Reshun. Social activist Pervez Lal from Booni said that the blocked road was expected to reopen at Shader in a couple of days. The road was […]
BOONI: After the flood in Booni Gol on Aug 3, the district administration of Upper Chitral has set up tent villages at two places for use in case of any emergency situation. On the other hand, the KP government on Sunday declared an emergency in Upper Chitral where flash floods and GLOFs have rattled many
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BOONI: Booni Gol received a flash flood of high intensity caused by cloudburst on Saturday afternoon, the district administration said quoting a geologist report. The high-speed flood passing through its straight pathway washed away a jeepable bridge over the stream besides damaging public properties, including croplands, trees and one house along its course. The sudden
BOONI: Officials from the district administration of Upper Chitral and AKAH visited the flood-devastated village of Sor Rech in Torkhow on Friday where 43 houses have been buried by GLOF under mud and boulders along with crops, agricultural land and orchards. Moreover, two persons, including a woman, also died from drowning in the flood caused
CHITRAL: In order to pay tribute to the martyrs of Chitral police, a rally was taken out here on Thursday which was led by the deputy commissioner and the district police officer of Lower Chitral. Police officers, Jawans and people from different walks of life participated in the rally that started form the Police Lines
