A picture released by Kaghan Development Authority on Friday shows a hotel building buried in a heavy snowy mass in Naran.
MANSEHRA: The Kaghan Development Authority (KDA) on Friday constituted a technical team to estimate the damage to houses and hotels caused by snow avalanches in Naran, the commercial hub of Kaghan Valley.
“We have constituted a committee, which also includes officials of the Balakot tehsil municipal administration, to estimate the damage to hotels and houses along the Saiful Muluk Lake Road in the tourist resort of Naran,” Shabbir Khan, KDA Director General, told reporters.
He said around a dozen hotels were either partially damaged or buried under heavy masses of snow when avalanches rolled down from the nearby mountains, blocking the road that links Saiful Muluk Lake with Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road.
The incident, which occurred a few days ago, came to the limelight when local residents ventured into Naran and made video clips of the area, he added.
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The Kaghan Valley, from Naran to Babusar Top, remains inaccessible the entire winter season from November to April every year due to heavy snowfall.
“This is not an issue to be
