RAWALPINDI:
The Meteorological Division has forecast the primary spell of heavy winter rains, accompanied by snowfall in Murree, from January 8 to January 15.
To raised handle the inflow of vacationers in the course of the snowy season, the district administration has permitted the beginning of the “Free Shuttle Service Coasters” to cut back automobile entry into Murree throughout this era.
A complete of 30 coasters have been allotted for the service.
This free service will begin from GT Highway Toll Plaza and Motorway Toll Plaza and go as much as Murree. Vacationer households’ automobiles will likely be parked close to these two Toll Plazas.
This service will likely be accessible 24 hours a day.
As soon as the variety of vacationers in Murree reaches 50,000, will probably be utterly free.
To keep away from accidents in the course of the snowfall season, motels, eating places, and visitor homes throughout Murree will likely be geared up with fuel cylinders. Strict directions have been issued to put in water heating techniques in motels whereas banning the set up of fuel heaters.
Water heaters are environment-friendly and don’t trigger explosions or accidents. They supply scorching air and scorching water within the rooms, and the price can also be low.
Moreover, 19 vacationer facility centres, that are operational 24/7, have develop into purposeful in Murree and its surrounding areas and 30 extra Civil Defence uniformed personnel from Rawalpindi have additionally been deployed. Seven snow elimination automobiles and a considerable amount of salt have additionally been acquired to take away snow from roads. The snowfall season is predicted to proceed until March 15, 2025.
Murree Deputy Commissioner Agha Zaheer Shirazi will instantly supervise the Murree snowfall plan. He has been strengthened with extra visitors wardens from Rawalpindi to make sure visitors circulate. In the meantime cops from Murree police stations have been transferred to the Murree Police Station in Rawalpindi Division.
Furthermore, computerised counting of automobiles coming into from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and all routes to Murree from toll plazas has been instated. If the variety of automobiles exceeds a set quantity, only-male travellers will likely be stopped from coming into.
The leaves of all workers performing duties in Murree, NHA, Visitors, Police, Civil Protection and Forests departments have been cancelled as a result of snowfall season.
Punjab Catastrophe Administration Authority has additionally issued tips to all vacationer households visiting Murree in the course of the snowfall season, underneath which vacationers have been instructed to replenish the petrol tank of their automobiles, carry heat garments, jackets, umbrellas, raincoats, chains for automobile tyres, dry fruits, juices and different gadgets that could be wanted in case of an emergency.