RAWALPINDI: Rescue 1122 has finalised emergency arrangements for Eid-ul-Fitr; the staff will remain on special duty during the holidays.
They personnel will be on duty in district control room and emergency rescue stations with 21 equipped emergency ambulances, nine fire vehicles, five rescue and recovery vehicles, two water bowsers and two specialized vehicles. The Rescue posts will be established at Commercial Market, Committee Chowk Under-pass, GPO Chowk Saddar, Chungi No. 22 at Chand Raat where as key points for Eid-ul-Fitr prayer will be established at Eid Gah Shareef, Children Park Gawalmandi, Liaqat Bagh Ground, Chungi No. 22 Chowk, Jamia Masjid Faizan-e-Madina Adyala Road and Capt Bilal Shaheed Chowk Chaklala-III.
The Rescuers will perform their duties on all three days of Eid-ul-Fitr and provide emergency cover to Nawaz Shareef Park, GPO Chowk Saddar, Jinnah Park, Ayub National Park and T-Chowk Rawat.
The District Emergency Officers have been directed to organise meetings with local mosque committees and ensure that local volunteers would also remain available in case of any emergency. Meetings with the management of hospitals have also been held for better management of any untoward incident.
The Provincial Monitoring Cell established at Rescue 1122 Headquarters will remain operational round-the-clock to ensure effective implementation of District Emergency Plans. District Control Rooms will also be functional round the clock for the provision of effective emergency services to the public; leaves of the rescuers have been restricted in this regard.
Special mobile posts will also be established for providing effective medical cover to the Eid gatherings.
The Director General wished all the citizens a safe Eid; he also advised the motorists to drive safely with families during the Eid holidays to avoid a misfortunate situation.