Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan Mir Jam Kamal Khan has declared emergency in the entire snow and rainfall affected districts of Balochistan.
All major life activities are stopped, traffic on roads is blocked and several areas have been deprived of electricity.
Business activities are also completely suspended due to shutdown of logistics.
Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC), volunteers from local areas and officials of district management are clearing the roads using heavy machinery, helping the people struck in the situation, shifting stranded people to safer places and providing tents and medical facilities.
The CM Balochistan earlier took the aerial view of the areas affected with snowfall and the damages therein.
وزیراعلیٰ بلوچستان جام کمال خان نے اتوار کے روز برفباری سے متاثر ہونے والے صوبے کے شمالی علاقوں زیارت کان مہترزئی پشین اور قلعہ عبداللہ کا فضائی جائزہ لیا جبکہ انہوں ن قلعہ عبداللہ میں ہونے والے نقصانات کامعائنہ بھی کیا. pic.twitter.com/c9DPOSC6NM
— Govt. of Balochistan (@dpr_gob) March 3, 2019
A ‘health emergency’ is already in place vide a notification dated 2nd March, 2019.
Health pic.twitter.com/MO2sXWFWlM
— Jam Kamal Khan (@jam_kamal) March 2, 2019