He was speaking during his visit to the District Disaster Control Room here at the Civil Defence Department. The DCO said citizens should be trained in first aid and civil defence so that the damage from accidents and natural disasters could be limited. District Officer Civil Defence Arshad Ali Chaudhry said 1,000 persons had been trained by the department.
He said several centres had been established in the Civil Defence office including a bomb disposal centre, a relief centre, and an emergency control room.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2013.
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