DC Visits DHQ, Cattle Market To Ensure Proper Facilities

News Desk

Rawalpindi: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Hasan Waqar Cheema visited the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) on Friday to review the medical facilities provided to the patients.

While interacting with the patients and their attendants, he inquired about the treatment facilities provided to them at the hospital.

Hasan Waqar took rounds of various hospital wards, including the male and female wards, the operation theatre, the medical store, the emergency department, and others.

He directed the management of the DHQ to ensure cleanliness arrangements in the hospital, adequate seating, and clean drinking water for the patients and their attendants. He also directed that medicines be available in sufficient quantities at the hospitals.

The DC further asked for the best cleanliness arrangements at the hospital’s washrooms and directed them to make the air conditioning system functional.

Read More: https://thepenpk.com/twin-cities-rain-alert-wasa-deploys-emergency-teams/

Later, the deputy commissioner also visited the cattle market in the Khayaban Sir Syed area and reviewed the seating, drinking water, cleanliness, medical facility, and other arrangements.

DC Cheema directed the concerned officials to ensure plenty of water and shady places for animals during hot weather. He directed the police officials to watch for criminal elements like pickpockets in the cattle markets.

The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has placed its operations on high alert in the twin cities in view of the forecast of heavy rainfall, Managing Director Azizullah Khan said on Saturday.

According to WASA, teams equipped with heavy machinery have been deployed in several low-lying areas, including Liaquat Bagh, Committee Chowk underpass, Murree Road and Sadiqabad, to prevent water accumulation and ensure smooth drainage during the rains.

Continuous monitoring is also being carried out at Nullah Lai, where the water flow is currently reported to be normal.

Emergency rain response teams have been mobilized to deal with any sudden flooding, while field officers are personally supervising drainage operations under the direction of the Managing Director to ensure prompt action in vulnerable areas.