Attabad lake was formed due to a massive landslide. It was founded only in 2010, when a massive landslide in the mountain shut out the entire valley of river hunza. The lake was created by a landslide which happened in the village of attabad on 4 january 2010. Hunza lake in attabad potential disaster in the making. The attabad landslide dam caused significant property losses and many human casualties in pakistan, and also greatly affected the operation of the chinapakistan karakoram highway kkh. Risky boat rides over frozen attabad lake share tweet boat service is the only means of transportation for over 25,000 people of gojal this winter. Explore attabad lake profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Attabad lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in gilgitbaltistan offering activities like boating, jet skiing, fishing and other recreational activities. One year on, the threat is still looming share tweet thousands living up and down the 23kilometrelong lake are still under threat from the lake. Ejew1y from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Attabad lake in northern pakistan stock photo download image. Were here to inspire, make you laugh and enrich your knowledge with thousands of family friendly articles, videos and photos on health and lifestyle, art and design, nature, history, sports, religion, science and technology. Journal of environmental treatment techniques 20, volume 1, issue 1, pages.
Also known as the attabad disaster, the lake here is one of the prime tourist attractions and tourists can often be seen enjoying jet skiing, fishing. Attabad lake in pakistan is a stunning result of a natural disaster. Since the inflow in the river has remained undisturbed, the lake is expanding backwards and its water has risen to a high level. The story of attabad landslide and the victims of the disaster is a reminder that we need to prepare well and anticipate the risks of natural hazards. It blocked the flow of the hunza river for five months. Latest videos related to attabad disaster pamir times. Now that you know that the driving distances from gilgit to attabad lake is 121. As the first anniversary of the tragic attabad lake disaster nears, people in gojal and elsewhere in the country have decided to mark it as a black day. Attabad lake in hunza, however, was born of less romantic circumstances.
Two teenage girls in waziristan village killed for honour over leaked mobile video. The upshot is that the freeboard is likely be 4 metres or. This changed when a road tunnel was built and it opened for traffic in september 2015. Explore attabad lake profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of attabad lake. Since the lake was formed the only means of crossing was by loading vehicles onto wooden boats. When i first visited attabad lake it had just been formed during a night of tragedy, but when i visited again a few weeks ago it had evolved into a. Attabad lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in gilgitbaltistan offering activities like boating, jet skiing. Hunza lake in attabad potential disaster in the making page 3. Lake was formed due to recent landslide at attabad village. Attabad lake has been visited by both current and former prime ministers yousuf raza gillani and nawaz sharif, and by the chief minister of punjab shahbaz sharif, sharif announced rs 100 million of aid for the victims from the punjab government and rs 0. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
The lake has since become a tourist attraction itself for its unique blue color and dramatic mountain backdrop. Pakistan hattian bala and attabad are combined with. You drive from gilgit and trip ends at attabad lake. Pakistan pt poll judicial inquiry of attabad disaster. Role of women organizations in household economy before. The disaster had also claimed several lives, submerged surrounding villages and displaced around 25,000 people of the area. Anwaar mohyuddin, rozina begumrole of women organizations in household economy before and after the attabad lake disaster in hunza valley european academic research vol. Attabad lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in gilgitbaltistan offering activities like boating, jet. To find the return map from islamabad to attabad lake, begin with entering start and end locations in calculator control and click on show return map. Well there are a few different ones that you can view which provide a birds eye view of the terrain on the road map from gilgit to attabad lake. Recent cases and geomorphic evidence of landslidedammed lakes. Ii, issue 6 september 2014 8077 geographically, it is situated between 36230 n and 74540 e.
It blocked the flow of the hunza river for five months the flooding caused by the blockage covered the karakoram highway. As the newlyformed lake grew, authorities rushed to evacuate and supply those affected in the landslide area and upstream. Sep 15, 2015 attabad road link with china restored. The final spillway at the attabad landslide the glof into the lake behind the attabad landslide yesterday appears to have raised the water level by something over two metres, in addition to the increase of about a metre from the normal inflow please see the data on my monitoring site. This paper discusses the risk of dam breach and hazards to the kkh project construction site following a dam breach. Attabad lake in northern pakistan confirms that mountains have their often dramatic life. Chinese experts had also visited the attabad 4 weeks ago. Attabad lake is a lake in gojal valley, hunza, gilgit baltistan, an administrative region of pakistan. The lake gets its influx from hunza river 2,800 cu fts. Attabad hunza landslide live by inayat ali shimshal, 4th jan. Attabad, 14 july 2014 irin four and a half years after a landslide and subsequent flooding in northern pakistans gilgitbaltistan state killed 19 people and displaced around 25,000, a solution to the plight of local residents seems as far off as ever.
Following a typical disaster risk management cycle comprising three distinct stages of pre, during and post disaster activities, attabad lake incidence will be viewed for each activity starting from the preventive. Role of women organizations in household economy before and. Attabad, the pakistani mountain village that is now an island. Environmental study of attabad lake disaster in gilgit. One such incident was the horrendous attabad landslide disaster that struck the attabad village on 4 january 2010, in the hunza valley.
Today it is one of the most beautiful lakes of the world because of the surrounding dramatic mountain landscape. The lake was created in january 2010 as a result of th. Feb 09, 2014 truck sinking accident, attabad lake pakistan subahazara. Dambreak risk analysis of the attabad landslide dam in. Social issues submitted by shabab words 7605 pages 31. Attabad lake can be sustained after partial draining out through spillway and this natural hazard can be transformed into an opportunity. Attabad landslide dam disaster in pakistan 2010 figure 8 images of lake expansion by nasa before it overspills is s m ge b ul l e ti n. Satellite images of attabad disaster alimusofer youtube. Six thousand people had to move from upstream villages.
Pm nawaz inaugurates pakchina friendship tunnels over attabad lake. It is located at 36190n 74480e with an altitude of 2559 metres 8398 feet, and is famous as home of the attabad lake. The river receives its water from the snow which melts from the mountains and from glaciers. Five months ago, on january 4th, 2010 in the remote hunza river valley of northern pakistan, a massive landslide buried the village of attabad, destroying 26 homes, killing 20 people, and damming. New pictures of attabad the landslide blog agu blogosphere. Jan 04, 2010 attabad landslide hunza live by inayat ali. Truck sinking accident, attabad lake pakistan youtube. It is situated at the height of 2435 meters above the sea level. In 2010, a massive landslide occurred in the area surrounding the famed.
Hunza lake in attabad potential disaster in the making page 2. Keywords landslide dam, lake outburst flood, spillway, hazard indication map, attabad. Shaista, the victim of attabad disaster ismailimail. This short video takes you about 200 meters deep inside the underconstruction attabad tunnel in gojal, hunza. Jul 05, 2012 attabad, the pakistani mountain village that is now an island this article is more than 7 years old after a landslide created a dam, the village on the karakoram highway was cut off and the. The attabad landslide crisis in hunza, pakistan lessons. Due to the earth flow disaster in attabad hunza the gojal upper hunza is cut off from rest of the world.
The tunnel is being built by a chinese corporation in a bid to connect the two estranged ends of the karakoram highway several kilometers of which was destroyed by the 2010 attabad landslide disaster and the resulting lake that inundated several villages upstream and left. The lake was created in january 2010 as a result of the attabad disaster. These 10 images do not only showcase the beauty of attabad lake in pakistan, but also tell the story of its formation, which is the result of a disaster. To be precise, the attabad lake is a result of natural calamity and, therefore, very different in function and structure compared to normal concrete dams. Abdul waheed the massive landslide on january 4, 2010 at attabad, hunza, opened new windows of conspiracies for both domestic and international gamblers and unfortunately the artificial lake changed into a ground for a new chapter of the great game. The maximum length of the lake is miles 21 km and the depth is 358 feet 109 m. Without putting effective disaster management plans in place, we will be faced with similar disasters in the future, because the elements of nature are always ready to wreak havoc. Attabad lake is within the scope of wikiproject lakes, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of lakerelated articles on wikipedia, using the tools on the project page. Twenty people are said to have died, and many more became victim. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations. The tunnel is being built by a chinese corporation in a bid to connect the two estranged ends of the karakoram highway several kilometers of which was destroyed by the 2010 attabad landslide disaster and the resulting lake that inundated several villages upstream and left thousands of. Following a typical disaster risk management cycle comprising three distinct stages of pre, during and post disaster activities, attabad lake incidence will be. The first, presumably large, phase of the attabad landslideevent was rapidly emplaced onto this.
Pdf environmental study of attabad lake disaster in gilgit. This epic lake in pakistan will soon disappear attabad lake. Photo by faisal latif on unsplash beautiful free images. This silty deposit was probably laid down in the lake that formed behind the 1858valleyblocking landslide at salmanabad, the site of which was located just 3 km downstream of attabad. You drive from gilgit and trip ends at attabad lake now that you know that the driving distances from gilgit to attabad lake is 121. Well there are a few different ones that you can view which provide a birds eye view of the terrain on the road map from gilgit to attabad lake of course travel time also has to be taken into consideration when. Attabad lake also known as gojal lake is located near hunza valley, one naturally blessed part of northern areas of pakistan. Attabad lake, a teardrop miracle, is one of the masterpieces of nature lying in the gojal valley of hunza, gilgit baltistan. The lake was created in njanuary 2010 as a result of the attabad disaster. The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at attabad village in gilgitbaltistan, 9 miles upstream of karimabad that occurred on 4 january 2010. Attabad lake tunnel project to be inaugurated on thursday. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.
In january 2010, a massive landslide blocked the flow of river hunza, creating a natural dam and burying 20 people beneath it. Attabad lake also known as gojal lake, is a lake in gojal valley, hunza, pakistan that was created in january 2010 by a landslide dam. The landslide has completely blocked the passage of river water, creating a lake now called the attabad lake. I also appreciate the young filmmaker nisar ahmed who contributed alot during this disaster. Attabad lake sometimes called gojal lake is a lake in hunza valley in northern pakistan. May 01, 2010 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Attabad lake in pakistans hunza valley is an incredible place. Installation of stateoftheart early warning and alarm system video monitoring of dam site. As many as 26 persons stranded in the middle of the attabad lake on newly inaugurated emergency boat. Attabad road link with china restored newspaper dawn. The landslide killed twenty people and blocked the flow of the hunza river for five months. Attabad lake in northern pakistan was created in early 2010 when a massive landslide cut off the hunza valley from the upper north.
Pm nawaz inaugurates pakchina friendship tunnels over. Oct 01, 2017 when i first visited attabad lake it had just been formed during a night of tragedy, but when i visited again a few weeks ago it had evolved into a tourist destination. Asia, gilgitbaltistan, gulmit, karakoram range, mountain. We have fun games, quizzes, riddles and viral posts as well as diy guides, helpful tutorials and tasty recipes. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Attabad lake was formed due to a massive landslide at attabad village in gilgitbaltistan, hunza river, pakistan, january 2010. I congrate him for the selection of his films in india for competition and pray he might win. Pdf attabad landslide dam disaster in pakistan 2010. No matter how hard we try to forget them they just linger on, often refreshing feelings of pain and suffering. Generally, an ebook can be downloaded in five minutes or less. Oct 23, 2010 shaista has done a brilliant job in this documentary.
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