Residents Seek Wall Against GLOF Threats

News Desk

Chitral: The scenic valley of Oveer Lasht is always in danger of Glacial Lake outburst flood and they have sleepless nights this year too.

The residents of the area have appealed to the government to construct a protection wall to save this green valley from possible flood havoc.

The people of this scenic valley expressed their grave concerns about possible flood havoc and demanded of the government to ensure the construction of protection wall.

They said that they could not sleep peacefully at night because of possible flood water that every year hit the valley and a constant threat to human lives and properties.

The Oveer Lasht valley residents said that they were always worried about the avalanche and flood water. They said that the centuries-old glacier lying on mountains at Mumi in the same valley always caused a devastating flood in which many people died.

We cannot prevent natural calamities, but we can minimize the risk of damage with better strategies and that is why we have appealed to the government to construct a protection wall to address this long-standing threat to human lives.

It is to mention here that the construction of protection wall can reduce the risk of possible casualties and infrastructural damage.

There are around 4,000 people settled in Oveer Lasht and its suburbs where there is neither a hospital nor a primary school for girls. There is a mountain range on top of which there are centuries-old icebergs i.e. glaciers that can burst at any time and cause a big flood.

The people have appealed to the provincial and federal governments as well as the international organizations to save the valley and its residents from possible flood damage where there is a danger of flood all the time. APP