'Tiger force to boost govt-public cooperation'
'More than 600,000 Corona Relief Tiger Force volunteers strengthened link between the government and public in Punjab'
Asad Umar addresses launching ceremony of the force in federal capital. PHOTO: TWITTER
LAHORE:
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar has said that more than 600,000 volunteers of the Corona Relief Tiger Force (CRTF) have strengthened the link between the government and public in Punjab.
While addressing a meeting at Chief Secretary's Camp Office on Sunday, he said that the volunteers were effectively performing duties at the quarantine centres, field hospitals, mosques and other places to implement the standard operating procedures (SOPs) outlined for pandemic prevention.
“They are also assisting the administrations in price control and their performance is yielding positive results,” he added. Usman Dar told the meeting that the scope of services provided by volunteers was being widened. The meeting was attended by Lahore Commissioner and the officers concerned, while divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated through a video link.
The administrative officers briefed the meeting about the performance and utility of the Tiger Force in their respective areas. The Punjab chief secretary (CS) told the officers that Tiger Force is a useful human resource and their services should be utilised in the best possible manner.
The meeting decided that the volunteers would be assigned duties related to tree plantation drive, anti-dengue and anti-polio campaigns, locust surveillance, traffic management, flood prevention and control, and other issues that require more human resource.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 1st, 2020.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar has said that more than 600,000 volunteers of the Corona Relief Tiger Force (CRTF) have strengthened the link between the government and public in Punjab.
While addressing a meeting at Chief Secretary's Camp Office on Sunday, he said that the volunteers were effectively performing duties at the quarantine centres, field hospitals, mosques and other places to implement the standard operating procedures (SOPs) outlined for pandemic prevention.
“They are also assisting the administrations in price control and their performance is yielding positive results,” he added. Usman Dar told the meeting that the scope of services provided by volunteers was being widened. The meeting was attended by Lahore Commissioner and the officers concerned, while divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated through a video link.
The administrative officers briefed the meeting about the performance and utility of the Tiger Force in their respective areas. The Punjab chief secretary (CS) told the officers that Tiger Force is a useful human resource and their services should be utilised in the best possible manner.
The meeting decided that the volunteers would be assigned duties related to tree plantation drive, anti-dengue and anti-polio campaigns, locust surveillance, traffic management, flood prevention and control, and other issues that require more human resource.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 1st, 2020.