Govt ready to deal with emergency: Mehdi Shah

GBE Monitoring Report
HUNZA, Shishkat, Jan.24:(W.B) The local as well as federal governments are ready to meet the crisis emerging in the cut-off Gojal tehsil due to blockade of the Hunza River and Karakorum Highway. "All out efforts would be made to manage the situation arising due to the blockade of the river after the Atabad landslide," said Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Mehdi Shah while addressing a public gathering at Shishkat village on Wednesday. Mr Shah said his government was in close contact with the Center as well as the affected communities to deal with any emergency.
He announced setting up of a basic health unit under the People's Primary Health Initiative Programme at Shishkat. Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly speaker Wazir Baig, famous mountaineer Nazir Sabir and government officials were accompanying him during his visit to the village facing threat from the blocked river water.
The chief minister also met with the people of Ayeenabad having immediate threat from formation of the lake. The people urged the chief minister to save the houses and properties of the 30 families of the village from inundation, weekly Baang reports.