Chitral in grip of severe cold weather.
CHITRAL: Due to continue rain and snowfall on the peaks of mountains of Chitral temperature decreased to freezing point and people of Chitral badly suffering from chilly and sever cold weather. Majority of youth and aged shopkeepers and pedestals seen at Chitral bazaar who warming their hands by putting fire in tin and they lighting wooden pieces in tin to warm and heat up their bodies. There is o natural gas pipeline and no sufficient electricity for cooking and heating purposes. As dwellers of Chitral also facing a lot due to longest load shedding in this winter season and they demanding for up-gradating of local hydro power station of only one mega watt while Sheshi hydro power project is also not supplying required quantity of electricity. Social and political circle of Chitral demanding for construction of hydro power station at Chitral as potential of 4500 megawatt existing in Chitral. People of Chitral besieged and limited to their houses while in upper Chitral ground received 2 feet snow and Shundoor pass also received heavy quantity of snow. Residents of snowbound areas living mostly inside their houses who stocking dry food at least for 4 months in this season who using this dry food when their land routes block due to snowfall.
G.H. Farooqi PO Box No 5o GPO Chitral Pakistan phone No. 03025989602, 03469002167,0943-302295,414418
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