QUETTA: The weather department has forecasted a dry and cold weather across Balochistan.
According to the report of the weather department, mainly dry and cold weather will remain across Balochistan in the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature of Quetta was recorded 8 degrees centigrade this morning. The lowest temperature recorded in Ziarat was 3 degrees centigrade.
The dry weather is expected in most parts of Balochistan today. There will be dry and cold weather conditions in the northern districts.
It is worth mentioning that in the month of October, areas of Quetta, Ziarat and surrounding are hit with dry and cold weather.
Western wind from Iran and Afghanistan hit the mountain areas.
In Quetta, the snowfall occurs mainly in the months of December and January which makes the living extremely difficult for the residents.
The gas pressure for the households falls and even the water freezes in the pipelines.
The same weather conditions can be seen in the areas of Ziarat and surrounding.
The eastern and the southern parts of Balochistan are also hit with cold wave in the mid of October and the an extremely cold weather sustains throughout the winter season.
With some extremely harsh weather conditions and poor roads, water and power infrastructure, the residents of Balochistan have a more challenging circumstances to cope with.
A region with mostly poor people needs an enhanced infrastructure of water, power and transportation so that the people can tackle with hardships and live better lives.
The uninterrupted gas and power supply and better roads and transport opportunities can lessen the intesnity of weather conditions and make the living easier for the Balochistan people.
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The government needs to take some necessary measures in order to reduce the sense of deprivation from the people of Balochistan and raise the province to a good level of development
