The continuous snowfall has created a craze for thousands of tourists in Murree. A large number of vehicles were entered in the fantastic city to enjoy pleasant weather, as per. Prognosis of MET Office.

Murree Mall Road, Jhiga Gali, Ayubia, Kashmir Point and Ghora Gali were observed as the most visited points. The snowfall continued from time to time, and the city temperature also fell, leading to an increase in cold. For the convenience of tourists, additional staff have been deployed in Murree. Traffic police, local administration and other allied departments remained vigilant with massive movement of a tournament party.

CTO MUGHEE’s AHMED Hashmi was personally active in the field and monitored all traffic events. A number of vehicles were helped by the traffic staff by pushing out from sliding. CTO congratulated the traffic guards for performing their tasks effectively during the extremely cold weather.

With regard to the snowfall in Murree, a traffic advice was issued by him, CTO said that tourists should come with a fully equipped and four -wheel drive vehicle and take the necessary precautionary measures while traveling to Murree.

He urged tourists to avoid parking their vehicles on main roads in any case.

CTO further requested citizens not to create double lines under any circumstances under snowfall.

Thursday’s unexpected magic form of the snow carpet the region and caught local administrations away. The snowfall sent Rawalpindi and Murrees district authorities shrinking to control the situation.

Despite the government that set up 19 facilitation centers for tourists, only 1122 staff were present without representatives from other responsible agencies.

In response to the emergency, the Civil Defense Department 10 additional volunteers for Murree. However, the central control room in Jinnah Hall in Murree staff from Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), National Highway Authority (NHA) and other relevant departments.

In addition, authorities failed to spread salt on roads to prevent the accumulation of ice, which worsened travel problems. A report from the special branch of the police highlighted these deficiencies and was forwarded to relevant authorities.

Sources said the fall in temperature has reduced the spread of seasonal disorders such as coughing, colds and eye infections, marking a return to cool weather.