All Roads to Different Valleys Opened for Traffic After snowfall in Chitral

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Chitral: After a heavy snowfall in Chitral, the roads to the rest of the districts were closed, but due to untiring efforts by Deputy Commissioner Chitral Imran Ahmad Khan by utilizing all resources, the roads were opened on an emergency basis.
Deputy Commissioner Imran Khan said that all roads connecting Chitral to the rest of the districts, including Dir Upper and Lower, were cleared from heavy snow. He said there were fears of avalanches and land sliding even at Boni Side, which have been cleared for all types of traffic, soon after the snowfall last week.
He said there are chances of snow on Saturday and Sunday, and preparations have already been made for relief activities all across Chitral, both upper and lower, where some houses have been partially damaged. He said the staff of the district administration is working day and night in order to provide relief to the people of Chiral. I myself monitored all relief activities and the opening of roads, Imran Ahmad Khan said.
He disclosed that due to rain and heavy snowfall, Bumburet Valley, Rambur, Ursun, Sheshi Koh, Janjirit Koh, Beuri, and other areas had been closed for all types of vehicular traffic. The contractor of NHA cleared the snow from the main highway of Peshawar-Chitral and the roads inside Chitral bazaar, while the C&W Communication and Works Department is clearing the snow from other valleys.
He said Executive Engineer C&W Department Tariq Murtaza and SDO Drosh Waqar Khan and contractor Haider Ali of Drosh Construction Company opened the roads from Bomburit Valley to Anish, Rambur Road to Pondak, and Sheshikoh Road to Patigal after clearing snow. However, due to continuous land sliding, glaciers on the Sheshikoh road and huge rocks are obstructing the cleaning work, but now things have been cleared for all traffic, he added.
Officials of the concerned company worked hard day and night to open the road to Ursun Valley, Jangerit Koh, and Beuri for all kinds of traffic.
At present, work on the opening of roads continues in Garm Chashma, Karimabad, Sosum, and Madaklasht, and the teams of the C&W Department are working continuously, DC said.
It is hoped that very soon the road to Shishikoh will be completely open for all types of traffic. It will reduce the problems of the people.
Deputy Commissioner Dir Imran Ali Khan said that they worked day and night, and now all roads are open for traffic. He also appreciated the district administration staff and contractors for removing heavy snow from the Dir side of Lowari Tunnel. We had developed a checkpost in order to help the travelers, tourists, and those stranded due to heavy snowfall on the Chitral side of Lowari Tunnel,” Assistant Commissioner Usman said. On the directives of Deputy Commissioner Dir Upper, all concerned staff are ready to deal with any kind of situation, Assistant Commissioner Headquarter, Dir Upper Usman, said.