Rescue 1122 would deploy emergency vehicles at all Eid Prayer sites and sensitive areas along with trained emergency staff to provide immediate pre-hospital emergency cover to people if needed, said Dr Rizwan Naseer, Director General of Rescue 1122 on Saturday.
Emergency Officers including trained doctors would supervise the arrangements during Eid days, Rizwan Naseer said while the emergency arrangements during Eid days will be made in all districts of Punjab. The Rescue 1122 chief reviewed arrangements made in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Murree, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Muzafargarh, Rajanpur, Mianwali, Pakpattan, Kasur, Gujrat, Bahawalnagar, Jehlum, Attock, Khanewal, Vehari, Chakwal, Okara, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Lodhran, Nankana Sahib, Khushab, Mandibaha-ud-din, Narowal, Layyah and Bhakkar.
The leaves of the rescuers have been restricted in these cities and they have been assigned special emergency duties to effectively cover large Eid prayer gatherings and to provide the emergency medical, rescue and fire fighting services to citizens during Eid holidays.
In Rawalpindi more than 400 rescuers would remain on special duties in district control room, emergency rescue stations, with 14 equipped emergency ambulances, 12 fire vehicles, 2 Water Bowzers and 4 special vehicles. Special mobile posts would also be established for effectively providing medical cover to the public gatherings.
Rescue posts would be established at Chandni Chowk Murree Road, Pirwadhai Morr, Civil Lines Station Kahcheri Chowk, Bahria Town G.T. Road, GPO Chowk Sadder, Faizabad Flyover, Liaqat Bagh, Nawaz Shareef Park, Jinnah Park and Ayyub Park. The Director General wished all the citizens a Happy Eid Mubarak and advised citizens to dial 1122 in case of emergency. Only timely call can ensure timely rescue, he added.
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