PDMA emergency centre to operate during Eid holidays

Due to monsoon rains all possible steps taken, staff deployed while other staff directed to remain on standby

PESHAWAR:

Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) would be fully operation during Eidul Azha vacations.

According to a press release issued here on Thursday, the Director General (DG) PDMA, Sharif Hussain has said that keeping in view the current situation of monsoon, the EOC of the authority will remain fully operational during Eid vacations for the service, guidance and other provision of other facilities.

He further said due to possible monsoon rains all possible steps have been taken and staff has also been deployed while other staff has been directed to remain on standby and will be available on a phone call.

The DG PDMA further said that the authority has deployed the teams of quick response in 17 sensitive districts, which will remain in close contacts with the authority.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2022.