Boat service at Hunza Lake stopped

Boat service at Hunza Lake stopped

By Mohammad Saleem Mehsud

GILGIT, Dec 20: Due to cold wave of weather in Hunza, Attabad Lake’s water got frozen and boat service for supplying goods and transportation of the locals was stopped which was the only service for ferrying locals.

Attabad Lake was naturally formed due to land-sliding in the last summer leading to evacuation of large number of people from the low-lying areas and government has established scores of relief camps for the locals in safe areas and spillway was also dug to make way for outflow of soaring water in Attabad Lake.

Sources said that cold weather has touched freezing point in Hunza and the adjoining areas due to which water of Attabad Lake got frozen and boat service was stopped to supply services, thus, cutting the link between people of Gojal, Upper Hunza and other adjoining areas.

Several locals and scores of other people belonging to business community remained stranded in Husani area and demanded the government for immediate help.