Bado Jabal is a scenic hill side. Bado Jabal lie 3500ft above sea level, are part of the Khirthar range that spread along the border of Sindh and Balochistan, close to the wildlife sanctuary National Khirthar Park.
Located some 320 km away from the Karachi, the hills receive chilly winds at nights. While the hills are surrounded by arid mountains, there are green pastures near the hills, and are accompanied by streams during the rainy season. There is also a smooth path for scaling heights, which was recently discovered, offering tourists a greater attraction.
The weather is cool and pleasant, and visitors can enjoy their nights away from the scorching heat, prolonged load shedding and heat waves which have become the norm is towns and cities. However, several wildlife species including mammals, reptiles, birds and insects have started disappearing from the hills. There are small plants and grasses that add to the scenic beauty for visitors, otherwise scattered trees have been drying out due to the shortage of rains.
There is a primary school, constructed by Bhitt Rural Support Program (BRSP), a non government organization. BRSP is also working to provide basic facilities to the people of Bado Jabal.
In order to maintain the beauty of their land, locals have asked visitors to bring with them seeds of plants and grains so that more of those can be planted. However, people have been complaining of the low-intensity rains during monsoons, which have caused the underground water levels to decrease, forcing local communities to travel several miles to fetch water from natural fountains and artificial ponds that the Bhitt Rural Support Program (BRSP) have set up at different locations.
There are the large deposits of best quality marble commercially known as golden and coral marbles along the hills. Two oil companies working in the area are supporting BRSP to run community development projects. Centuries-old Kai caves are popular tourist attractions, but owing to the non-availability of transport and other facilities, ordinary visitors are unable to frequent these caves.
In the past, the former PPP-led provincial government under late chief minister Syed Abdullah Shah had shown an interest to develop schemes, including Chest Diseases Hospital, a police training center and rest houses at Bado Jabal and the scenic Kai caves. In fact, he had even launched a few projects but due to the apathetic approach of successive governments, these schemes were discarded without being completed.
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