Water crisis on horizon as snow melts at snail’s pace

A view of snow-capped mountains and glaciers from the Concordia camping site in the Karakoram range of Pakistan's mountain northern Gilgit region on Aug. 15, 2019. (AFP/File)

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Updated 10 April 2022

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April 10, 2022 09:36

Water crisis on horizon as snow melts at snail’s pace

Updated 10 April 2022

Dawn

April 10, 2022 09:36

April 10: Despite an early onset of summer in mid-March and April getting hotter than usual, the snow melting process in Pakistan’s mountainous and hilly areas has not picked up pace, putting profound pressure on the national water supplies and making the planners quite nervous.