ABBOTTABAD: Heavy snowfall on Saturday has broken the record of last 35years in Galyat as more than 12 feet snowfall has been recorded during 20days of the current winter season.
Heavy snowfall not only stopped the tourists but also stuck hundreds ofthousands of the natives in their houses, main Murree road, Ayubia,Khanuspur, Nathiagali and dozens of other link roads are blocked by snow ordue to land sliding which has created havoc.
A severe shortage of food items, petrol, oil, firewood, medicines and othernecessities of life and days long electricity breakdown pushed the peopleof Galyat into deep trouble where neither district government Abbottabadnor Galyat Development Authority (GDA) tried to lessen the miseries of thepeople.
Two day back at Kundla two tourists cars were buried under the glacierwhere the locals have rescued four tourists from the cars but theirvehicles are still buried under the debris.
In many areas of Galyat glaciers and land, sliding has been reported whilein the latest incident land sliding blocked the road at Charayin.
People of the Galyat are waiting for road clearance and provision of fooditems, firewood and medicines.
They have also demanded to impose emergency in the area.
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While talking to APP the spokesperson of GDA Ahsan Hameed said that threeKP government departments are working in Galyat for snow clearanceincluding GDA, KPHA, and C&W which has created confusion and the issue ofjurisdiction.
He further said that we have written a letter to the provincial governmentto hand over the task of road clearance to any one of these threedepartments to end the mix-up.
Ahsan Hameed maintained that we are also purchasing our own proper snowclearing machinery including three Paydozers and two Blowers, we havealready purchased two tractors those are being used for snow removal andhave ordered for modification in three compactors those were provided bythe World Bank to GDA.
After a two days break a new four days long spell of heavy snowfall is alsoexpected in Galyat which was forecasted by the metrology department.
Three more spells of snowfall are also expected in Galyat during theremaining days of February which needs quick action by the local andprovincial government.
