CHITRAL: Hundreds of people travelling to Chitral from different parts of the country remained stranded on Dir side of the Lowari tunnel due to blockade of the main road after the heavy snowfall. Some of the passengers told ChitralToday correspondent that they were at the mercy of hotel owners and unable to either move ahead […]
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ISLAMABAD: Despite being vulnerable to natural disasters, Chitral lacks an early warning system to alert the local communities about impending disasters. A Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa official said there were seven sites bearing early warning systems on riverbanks in the province to monitor water flows by the irrigation department. However, there was
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CHITRAL: Snowfall continued across Chitral on Monday morning cutting off links to remote areas. Chitral police asked people to avoid travel on Chitral-Dir road as the approach road to the Lowari tunnel was blocked due to heavy snow on Chitral side and avalanches on Dir side. It said National Highway Authority (NHA), district administration and
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CHITRAL: Intermittent rain and snowfall continued in different parts of Chitral on Sunday, creating hardship for commuters, especially on Chitral-Dir road. Though traffic continued through the Lowari tunnel, due to slippery surface small vehicles were reported stuck on a number of turns near the tunnel. Most of the vehicles slipped away from the road and
BOONI: The Communication and Works (C&W) Department has prepared a report estimating restoration of roads and bridges in Upper Chitral at a cost of Rs32.612 million. Most of the infrastructure selected for restoration are however located in Torkhow and Mulkhow. The bridges and roads connecting different areas and the cost of their restoration are as
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