Temporary blockade on Attabad spillway blasted open, water discharge exceeds 50,000 Cusecs
PT Report
Aliabad, February 27 (Updated at 04: 30)
The water discharge from the recently opened spillway of the Hunza River has exceeded 50,000 Cusecs, according to a reporter
present at Ganish. “The water flow is certainly above the summer peak flow level”, the reporter told Pamir Times on phone.
Chief Minister Gilgit – Baltistan, Syed Mehdi Shah, pushed a button to blast the temporary blockade constructed on top of the Attabad Spillway. The water flow has gradually increased and some sources have said that the volume is almost equal to summer peak flow.
The timing of blast was extended because a chopper carrying the Chief Minister, FCNA Commander and DG FWO could not fly as a result of inclement weather conditions.
Local people from Shishkat have reported that the water level is slowly going down. According to one person the water level had decreased by around 15 inches during the first hour.
A state of emergency has been imposed in Hunza – Nagar district while administration, NGO, police and levies have been put on high alert in three more districts ahead of the blast that is likely to remove a temporary blockade on the spillway of dammed Hunza River.
Commander of the FCNA, Maj. General Ikramul Haq, has reportedly visited the spillway to check the preparations.
People in the low laying downstream areas have been instructed to stay away from river banks and avoid traveling on the Karakuram Highway. The highway will be closed for traffic today, an official of the district administration informed.
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thanks pamir team for up dates.
Ali mehr
any update regarding to spillway blast after 12:45pm????
This took over two years to organise. I remeber Chinese were ready to help in carrying out controlled blasts back in June 2010. How sad that we talk a lot but practically have not done anything for the sufferings of the people. In the process I am sure lots of money has been wasted in stupid schemes to meet this problem.
Pamir team is requested to kindly intimate the fresh news regarding spillway, quantity of water flow,any danger to human life or property,any incident or any worth mentioning event.
Jehangir Shah
Lahore.
first blast in done. at spill way
water reached ganish bridge… according to radio pakistan gilgit.
Hi PT,
I hope you will be keep us updating with latest updates.
Stay safe.
regards,
Abid Dar
Lahore
Good pamir team for disseminating updates of lake.
Thanks PT Team for updates
Thanx for Updating Pamir Times!!
kindly…..up date us regarding the situation and level of water time to time.. bcoz we are also living in a down stream village (jutal).
They should throw more explosives at spillway by air at this time so that more damage to blockage could be done; as water is also pushing hard. possibly spillway could get more wide.
Thanks for updating,
Please keep us updating by latest with details as we are searching for latest in Pamir Times being local.
Highly Appreciates Pamir Time efforts.
Deedar Ali
KSA
We all really appreciate Pamir Time’s efforts for updating us, and hop for more accurate information about the water flow
you know, our first duty in the morning is to visit Pamir times then we take breakfast,I especially never missed a single day to visit Pamir Times
From KAS
Mr. Hikayat Shah
Mr. Khudad Shah
Mr. Abid Ali and
Saleemuddin Shah thanks pamir times team
Thanx for Updating Pamir Times!!Please upload more pictures and Videos
why it took 2 years to do that step of blasting the spillway???many problems there caused by that landslide would not exist if they did blast after it happened. but good that finally it seems to work. Good luck and regards from austria
Thanks for updating us PT.
From Riyadh KSA
Thanks for the update, can you please post the very latest outcome