KARACHI: Two important National Highways connecting Balochistan with Sindh have been closed for all kind of traffic following the torrential rains that have washed away a bridge on Sunday.
Different areas in Balochistan including Chaman, Pishin, Mastung, Dera Bugti, Kohlo, Awaran, and Naseerabad are being hit by heavy rain under a new rain inducing system that has entered the country.
The streams and nullahs in Balochistan are in flood following the heavy downpour. The administration has also closed two important National Highways which connect Balochistan with Sindh province. The land link has also been cut off among different areas of Balochistan due to washing away of a bridge on the National Highway.
Kaghan-Naran road closes after glacier burst near Kaghan. The Kaghan-Naran road is closed for all types of traffic following the melting of a huge glacier, an official of the National Highway Authority (NHA) said.
The NHA official also said that work on removing glaciers and cleaning the road is going on rapidly at Chitta Katha on Naran Road. He said that the route was also blocked from another big glacier at Guriya Chinch Naran. The work will be started after the cleaning of this glacier on Guriya Chinch, he informed.
The spokesperson for Tourism Authority, Muhammad Saad, advised the tourists to take good care during the tour to Kaghan and Naran valleys. Tourists should avoid traveling to Naran, he said and added, to ensure the safety of tourists, the district administration, NHA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department, Tourism Authority and Kaghan Development Authority are jointly working on a priority basis to clear the road from the melted glacier that has blocked the road.
He said the tourists can contact Tourism Helpline 1422 for any information or emergency. Tourism awareness information is being published regularly on social media platforms, the spokesman added.