By Muhammad Usman
ISLAMABAD: The Murree administration issued a high alert and established snow camps at different spots around the hill station after last year’s incident that claimed 22 lives, on Tuesday.
The highway authority has also completed all its arrangements to maintain traffic flow during the snowfall. Additional security personnel have been deployed in Murree to help tourists in any emergency situation.
Murree administration said that the Punjab government had decided to buy machinery for clearing snow and the number of emergency responders deputed around the hill station. Last year due to the negligence of the district administration, hundreds of vehicles were cut-off on the narrow roads leading to the hill station and around 22 people died. Officials said the victims were found dead in their conveyances, some possibly dying of carbon monoxide poisoning overnight.
