Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) ne pehli dafa mulk ki history mein volcanic ash ke liye official warning issue ki hai, jab Ethiopia ke Hayli Gubbi volcano se uthanay wali raakh Pakistani airspace tak pohanch gayi. Yeh volcano Ethiopia ke Afar region mein waqay hai, jo Addis Ababa se takreeban 800 km door aur Eritrea ki sarhad ke qareeb hai. Volcano ne 12,000 saal baad aik martaba phir erupt kiya, jis ke baad aasman mein 14 km buland dhuwan aur ash clouds uthay.
Ash Cloud Ka Safar – Ethiopia Se Pakistan Tak
Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) ke mutabiq, eruption ke baad ash clouds Africa se uthe aur hawa ke rukh ke sath Yemen, Oman aur India se hotay hue northern Pakistan tak drift hue.
PMD officials ne bataya ke volcanic ash ko Gwadar ke south-west mein 45,000 feet ki altitude par detect kiya gaya. Yeh wo height hai jahan zyada tar international flights operate karti hain, is liye aviation safety ke liye alert issue kiya gaya.
Kya Pakistan Ke Shehr Mutasir Honge?
PMD spokesman Anjum Nazir ke mutabiq:
- Ash cloud bohot zyada height par hai (45,000–50,000 feet).
- Karachi ya coastal areas par zameen par koi asar nahi hoga.
- Pakistan ka atmosphere, air quality, aur climate is se mutasir nahi ho raha.
- Ash ne sirf southern airspace ke upar se guzar kar India ki taraf move kiya.
Unhon ne yeh bhi kaha ke Pakistan ka airspace ab clear ho chuka hai, aur ash clouds India ke Rajasthan aur phir China ki taraf drift kar rahe hain.
India Mein Asar Zyada Mehsoos Hua
Indian Meteorological Department ne bataya ke:
- Ash ke effects Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab aur Haryana tak dekhe gaye.
- Kuch Indian airlines jaise Air India aur Akasa ne precaution ke tor par kai flights cancel karein.
India ka aviation regulator airlines ko ash ke baad aircraft checks karne ke liye direction de raha hai.
Hayli Gubbi Volcano Ka Background
- Location: Hayli Gubbi volcano Rift Valley zone mein waqay hai, jahan tectonic plates milti hain.
- Height: Takreeban 500 meters.
- Eruption Impact: Eruption ke dauran kai ilaakon par safed dhuwan aur raakh chha gayi, jis se local communities ko mushkilat ka samna karna pada.
- Ash Cloud Spread: VAAC (Volcanic Ash Advisory Center) ke maps ke mutabiq, ash cloud Arabian Sea, Oman, aur Mumbai FIR region tak extend karta hua dikh raha hai.
Kya Pakistan Ko Aindah Koi Khatra?
PMD ke mutabiq:
- Ash cloud Pakistan ke upar se guzar gaya.
- Zameen par atmospheric pressure ya temperature me decline aur hawa ki quality, ya sehat par koi asar expected nahi.
- Aindah ash movement ki continuous monitoring ho rahi hai.
Volcano ka Pakistan par zero ground impact hoga.