Upon the directions of the Punjab Emergency Service Rescue 1122 Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer, SI Emergency Service Rescue 1122 observed International Earth Day on April 22 in all districts of Punjab.
In this regard Rescue Earth awareness activities, including awareness walks, seminars and other extracurricular activities were arranged to enlighten the public on the increasing number of emergencies and disasters happening due to environmental change.
The participants were carrying banners, leaflets, booklets inscribed with information on the Earth Day and raising slogans “Lets Rescue the Mother Earth” to create awareness among the general public to keep earth safe and green.
Earlier, upon directions of the DG Rescue Dr Rizwan, SI plantation campaign began on March 21 and will continue till March 30, across Punjab. 70,000 saplings throughout Punjab have been planted.
Awareness and training sessions have been arranged where Community Emergency Response Teams are participating to motivate students, teachers and community to take care of plants. Specialised activities such as speech competition, awareness lectures and rescuers’ competitions have been arranged to teach rescuers the sensitivity of the issue of climate change and the need for collective efforts for a healthy and resilient Pakistan.
In Rawalpindi Rescue 1122 arranged an awareness walk from Central Rescue Station Rawal Road Rawalpindi to Murree Road. The community volunteers in Rawalpindi Rescue 1122 started Rescue Earth Awareness Walk at 11:00 AM from Central Rescue Station, Rawal Road, Rawalpindi in which rescue mohafiz, rescuers and rescue officers participated. The rescuers along with the community and rescue scouts raised awareness banners and shouted slogans “Let’s Rescue the Mother Earth”, “Earth Day Everyday”, “We Can All Rescue Earth, Let’s Do It”, “Clean Earth, Rescue Earth”, “Green Earth, Rescue Earth” and “Let’s Join Hands to Rescue Earth”.
DG Emergency Services appreciated rescuers and volunteers from different organisations for organising the event on Earth Day and said that all stakeholders should play a vital role in building safer communities in the country by adopting preventive measures and promoting a green culture around them.
