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�Impact of Global warming on glaciers in Chitral�


Due to climate change, glacier bursts, 80 K.M north of Chitral, hit the Sonoghur village and devasted houses and crops. Before this glacier burst, 150 families had already left their homes after anticipating the glacier lake outburst flood. Sonoghur village was also inundated in June last year when the same glacier burst out and washed away 140 homes. The Brep village of Yarkhoon valley was also flooded last year, when glacier burst out in the upper mountain. Thus, Chitral has been the worst victim of global warming.

The calamity hit area of Sonoghur village, Chitral needs immediate relief goods and the officials should make correct assessment of the actual loss.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) should select the Sonoghur glacier for research purpose on glacial change caused by global warming due to frequent burst of it. Govt of Pakistan should also take the matter seriously and ask the local administration to take measures for the rehabilitation of the displaced people and compensate the losses.

A team of our Scientists should visit the area to conduct a scientific survey of the movement of glaciers in the region due to climate change and formulate any future disaster. Disaster management plan at district level is also need of the hour and should be implemented with immediate effect.

National Disaster Management Authority should come forward and prepare a detailed report on it for disaster management strategy.

As global warming is a burning issue of the world, our own Govt should not turn deaf ears to it.



Bashir Hussain Azad
Chitral.

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