Floodwaters enter Khewra Salt Mines

Owing to poor policies and managements from PTDC Floodwaters have entered in to the historical Khewra Salt Mines. According to details owing to prevailing torrential rains across the country floodwaters reached to salt mines of Khewra and at the protest from tourists and visitors Mines-Administration closed the mines when two-feet waters entered from the entrance gate of the mine. It is worth mentioning that PTDC has leased Gypsum-rocks on lease along Nullah Bhinder of Salt mines and floodwater from that nullah entered from gate no 4 and 9 into the saltmine. The laborers of the salt mine also informed that exit-ways of accumulated water inside the mine have been closed and if the authorities concerned didn't ensure immediate action, the salt-mine could be affected seriously.

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