According to reports, boat service has also been halted in the artificial lake because of the growing water level, which has exceeded 361 feet with further increase of three feet, Geo reported Tuesday.

The vacated villages are: Sultanabad, Hussainabad, Khizarabad, Khanabad, Mayonabad, and Sikandarabad.

On the insistence of affected people, the administration restored boat service for a day so that the people could reach their homes. However, another landslide hit the lake, forcing the administration to suspend the boat service again.

Meanwhile, Speaker Gilgit Baltistan Wazir Baig said that the water level in the lake is rising all the time, due to which boat service has to halt to prevent any untoward incident.

However, he said the lake is unlikely to disburst for another 10 to 15 days.