MANSEHRA: The large glaciers which were once the beauty and source of pleasant weather even in hot summer in Kaghan valley are fast melting away owing to rapid urbanisation and global warming.
`I have visited tourist resorts across Pakistan, but Kaghan valley is an exception as glaciers, though melting away rapidly, are making this picturesque valley superior to other such destinations,` Mohammad Ali, a tourist from Lahore said, demanding of the government to take measure to preserve the glaciers.
Kaghan valley lying along theMansehra-Naran-Jalkhad road has stunning attractions like Saiful Muluk Lake, which are visited by tourists in large numbers broth from within the country and outside.
However, a big glacier at the entrance of Naran Bazaar is rapidly losing ground as people use the snow in the summers to cool off water.
`I have personally seen a man cutting away the glacier with an axe. But, the district administration is yet to move to ask people not to damage thebeautiful glacier,` said the tourist fromLahore.
Kaghan valley has lost many glaciers from Kaghan to Naran and one can see the black sites on the land, where the glaciers once existed.
A big glacier situated at NaranSaiful Muluk road is still a big attraction for tourists and those who disembark from their jeeps in front of it while visiting Saiful Muluk Lake can`t withstand the freezing winds emanating from the snow mass.
