PARAKH (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Works on Tuesday dispatched heavy snow-clearing equipment worth $3 million and approved the creation of a 45-member natural disaster management department for central Panjsher province.
Dr. Ahmad Shah Wahid, a senior official at Public Works Ministry, awarded the keys of loader, excavator and glider to Maulana Abdul Rahman Kabiri, acting governor of Panjsher.
Public Work Director Hashmatullah Hakim said the heavy-machinery would be used under his department’s authority.
The need for snow clearing machinery was felt when an avalanche killed at least 200 . . .
