SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Roads connecting Balkhab and Sancharak districts with the provincial capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province have been blocked by heavy snowing, sending essential items prices soaring, an official said Thursday.
Mohammad Hussain Rejayee, a resident of Tarkhoj area of Balkhab district, told Pajhwok Afghan News heavy snowfall and windstorm ongoing since Wednesday had blocked the road leading to the provincial capital in Kutal Balkhab area.
He said residents used the road for traveling to Sancharak and Sar-I-Pul city and the blockade had resulted in increased prices of essential daily use items.
He said a bag of flour was sold for 1,400 afghanis in Sar-I-Pul city but the same amount of flour was sold in Balkhab for 1,900 afs.
The governor’s spokesman, Zabihullah Amani, said a 20-member team of the public works department had been assigned with clearing roads of snow. The team had been provided with required machineries.
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