Travelling in Pakistan has its own perks with long distances
you tend to learn with the passage of time that good places aren’t easy to
excess and a lot of patience is required similar was the case with Baluchistan .
The next place on my list was the “Wali Tangi Dam” just 20 km away from Quetta
city this dam built in 1960s by Pakistan army . The Dam is one of the few
places where you can see greenery . The place itself gives you a scenic and pleasant
view. The road is normal with few patches of off-roading but it takes you
around 30 to 45 min to reach the place.
The setup is all controlled and governed by the army and
they have a decent arrangement up there for restroom and a place to sit besides
that they allow you to hike and on the
mountain and you see can a lot of people enjoying around that area.
On your way back there’s a spot a very significant spot that
cannot be missed. In the British Era this place used to be a spillway which
ironically was still in use , Amazing how we are still using their methods .
Besides that close to this control room was a fishery and in this farm they
were specifically farming Trout Fish which was very uncommon for that place
.Upon further inquiring it came to my knowledge that this fish farm was 55
years old it was an initiative taken by the government back then to somehow farm the fish in that region but due to the scared resources especially it
was not possible and the project had been limited to that on building.
With ample amount of time on hands I decided to visit
another place a place that was close by that was the Hanna Lake. It is a very
iconic tourist point but to my disappointment the place was barren as heard ,
the lakes all dried up . The reservoir was constructed in 1894 during the
British Colonial era on the land of local tribesmen, and is one of the main
attractions in the city and a great historical bridge wall between two
mountains the depths like battlements of a fort for storing of water. The lake
that was totally dependent on rain water is all dried up due to the deficiency of
rain in the last few decades .
Hanna Lake was a total disappointment but what was more
alarming was the size of plants that were planted by the dignitaries from
various countries almost 10 year ago
This situation was no less then a joke and this showed the
level of interest and seriousness of the government
