Panic in Gojal due to dam formation at Hunza River
by Ghulam Nasir
Gulmit, January 4: Panic has gripped parts of Gojal due to dam formation at Hunza River and the blockade of Karakuram Highway. People have started storing essential food items, fearing prolonged blockade of the Karakuram Highway.
Only a few hundred sacks of flour are stored in Gulmit, which can lead to food scarcity in the region in case of prolonged blockade of KKH. Problems were also being faced due to shortage of medical equipments and staff in the region.
The Hunza River has dried up to the Ganish Bridge, due to formation of a wall of mountain rubble, around 200 feet high. This wall has completely stopped the flow of Hunza River, turning into into a dam.
If the dam keeps storing water the low laying parts of Shishkat village, Aayin Abad, would be affected due to rising water level.
Here is a link to the EEFIT report on the Atabad landlside made by AKCS:
http://www.istructe.org/EEFIT/files/Atabad%20Landslide.pdf
thank u dr for sharing the detail
People from Hunza should suggest to their representatives that passes connecting Afghanistan must be opened so that the people may be able to travel to Tajikistan by foot. The distance between Tajikistan and Pakistan is at some point as close as 14 KM. We will provide them hotels at discounted rates in All cities of Tajikistan