ISLAMABAD:,,, In anticipation of the season’s first snowfall, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a forecast for Murree and surrounding areas, with the snowfall expected to begin on Tuesday.

According to a Radio Pakistan’s report quoting spokesperson from PDMA, the authorities had been diligently working to prevent any untoward incident during snowfall and influx of large number of tourists.

He said three facilitation centers for tourists were set up in last week, and this number has now been increased to thirteen.

Meanwhile, travelers, accompanied by families primarily arriving from various districts of Central Punjab and northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were observed in significant numbers in the valleys of Kalam, Madyan, Bahrain, and Malam Jabba in Upper Swat.