PESHAWAR, Feb 20 (APP):The Peshawar-Chitral road has been closed to all kinds of vehicular
traffic
due to heavy snow on the Dir Upper side of the highway.
According to a statement issued here from the District Administration of Chitral on Tuesday, people especially tourists are advised to avoid visiting the area
due to the closure of the roads. The area has
received
around 26 inches of snow resulting in the closure of roads for
traffic whereas the road is clear at the Chitral site, it added.
District administration officials and Chitral levies personnel have reached the site for rescue of people stranded in heavy snow. Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral, Muhammad Imran Khan is supervising the rescue operation. While on Dir side, Additional Assistant Commissioner, Dr. Muhammad Ali is present and inspecting road clearance activities.
National Highway Authority (NHA) has brought its machinery which is busy in the removal of snow to open the road for
traffic at the earliest.
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