Balochistan Home Minister directs PDMA to remain alert during snowfall, rain

Balochistan Home Minister directs PDMA to remain alert during snowfall, rain

Pakistan

Mir Ziaullah Langau directed authorities to increase the number of relief camps.

QUETTA (Dunya News) - Provincial Minister for Home and Tribal Affairs Mir Ziaullah Langau directed the officers of the PDMA department to remain alert to deal with any untoward incident and emergency situation due to possible snowfall and rains in the province.

He said that the relevant district administration and rescue agencies should be alerted and heavy loaders should be kept ready in Ziarat, Kan Mehtarzai, other related areas to tackle with possible emergency situation.

While giving orders to make an emergency plan, he said that steps should be taken in consultation with the Department of Meteorology and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

Mir Ziaullah Langau directed that the district administration would take all necessary steps in coordination with Rescue 1122 and PDMA for the rescue and relief operation in Ziarat and other areas of the province.

The Home Minister directed to increase the number of relief camps and said that all necessary resources should be used to move people to safe places. He said that continuous supply of fodder for livestock should be ensured in the area.

He said that in view of the possible emergency situation, leave of all the employees of the department have been canceled to deal with the challenges in time in any emergency situation.