Flood threat looms over Chitral valley as summer approaches
Dawn | https://www.dawn.com/news/1991262/flood-threat-looms-over-chitral-valley-as-summer-approaches
Media Source: Dawn (Pakistan)
Date: 13 April 2026
As the summer season approaches, bringing with it the perennial threat of catastrophic flooding, residents and experts across the Chitral valley are urging the urgent construction of a continuous chain of bulwarks to protect vulnerable settlements from th
As the summer season approaches, bringing with it the perennial threat of catastrophic flooding, residents and experts across the Chitral valley are urging the urgent construction of a continuous chain of bulwarks to protect vulnerable settlements from the rampaging Chitral River. Former Minister of the Provincial Assembly, Syed Sardar Hussain Shah, cited the examples of the few villages in Upper Chitral which were secured from the devastating floods by construction of bulwarks carried out by the Aga Khan Foundation, which included Kargin, Raghen Reshun and Buzund in Upper Chitral and Kalash Valley Rumbur in Lower Chitral.