A village of Ayeenabad has been completely submerged under Ataabad Lake, while Nazimabad (Shishkat) and a large portion of Gulmit has also been inundated. Low-lying parts of Ghulkin and Hussaini have also been inundated and around 300 families were displaced.
Agricultural lands, orchards, trees, markets and hotels were also submerged and destruction of infrastructure including 22 kms stretch of Karakorum Highway (KKH) along with seven bridges. The second largest bridge of 700 kms long KKH, located between Shishket and Gulmit, was submerged by the lake. Two smaller bridges on the KKH were submerged in Gulmit while three near Hussaini village. Two suspension bridges located over the dammed river were also submerged.
Inter-village mobility has badly affected due to the destruction of roads and bridges. People are travelling in boats that are not completely safe for their lives. Talking to newsmen here on Wednesday Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hunza Nagar Zafar Waqar Taj said the Chinese government would rebuilt the entire region as agreed during a recent visit of President Zardari.
Comments
Comments are closed.