Murree Finalizes Multi-Agency Plan Ahead Of Winter Snow Season

Deputy Commissioner Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi said machinery, salt spreaders, control rooms and tourist facilitation centres will be deployed, while authorities prepare traffic, health and hotel oversight measures. MURREE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Nov, 2026) Deputy Commissioner Murree Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi chaired a meeting of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) on Thursday to review law and order protocols and finalize the multi-agency Winter Contingency Plan for the upcoming snow season. The DC ordered the pre-positioning of heavy snow clearing machinery and salt spreaders at key choke points across Murree including Mall Road, Jhika Gali, Kuldana, Sunny Bank, Bus Stand, Lower Topa, Lawrence College Bypass, PC Bhurban, Barian and the Murree Expressway. The deputy commissioner confirmed that a 24-hour central control room and over seven tourist facilitation centers will remain operational throughout the winter period. He instructed health authorities to ensure complete staffing and stock sufficient medicine reserves at THQ Hospital Murree and Samli Hospital. Under the contingency plan, district authorities will implement digital vehicle tracking at entry points, enforce mandatory anti-skid tire chains for incoming traffic, and initiate strict legal action against hotel overcharging, while advising tourists to consult official travel advisories prior to departure. The administrative meeting was attended by senior officers from the district police, City Traffic Police, Rescue 1122, Highways Department, Municipal Corporation, Health Department, and Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)