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Effective and comprehensive vector surveillance is vital to wipe out the menace of Dengue:Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar has said that effective and comprehensive vector surveillance is vital to wipe out the menace of Dengue. Therefore, 1027 indoor and 251 outdoor vector surveillance teams should be fully operationalize in all the 348 union councils in the 3 districts of Bahawalpur division. The performance of vector surveillance teams should be monitored through geo tagging to stream-line the functioning of these teams on modern scientific lines. He made these remarks while presiding over a high-level divisional meeting at the Commissioner Conference room, in which DCOs of Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan Districts participated through video-link.

The meeting was attended by DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwr Mahaar; Director public relations Rana Ajaz Mahmood; Director health services; EDO health Dr. Shahid Khaliq; Additional Commissioner Saqib Ali Ateel and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

During the meeting detailed deliberation were made to finalize fool proof arrangements by different departments regarding anti-dengue drive in Bahawalpur division.

Director health services briefed the meeting that as many as 322 beds had been reserved both in public and private hospitals of Bahawalpur division to extend medical cover to the dengue patients. The total number of 322 beds in 3 district of Bahawalpur division include:- 152 at Bahawalpur district; 64 beds at district Bahawalnagar and 106 beds in Rahim Yar Khan district.

"A total number of 1278 indoor and outdoor vector surveillance teams had been constituted for 348 union councils of Bahawalpur division which include:- 412 teams for 108 union councils of district Bahawalpur; 143 teams for 122 union councils of district Rahim Yar Khan and 472 teams for 118 union councils of district Bahawalnagar", The director maintained.

"To extend comprehensive coverage regarding outdoor vector surveillance a total number of 348 teams have been constituted in the 3 districts of the Bahawalpur division which include:- 78 at Bahawalpur; 98 at Bahawalnagar and 75 at Rahim Yar Khan", Director health services said.

Director health services Bahawalpur further apprised of the meeting that both health department and the TMAs have 136 fog machines; 405 spray machines and 45 de-watering sets in their inventory which would be utilized in the anti-dengue drive in Bahawalpur division.

Commissioner Bahawalpur directed all concerned divisional and district officers to gear up their efforts to ensure dengue free environment in Bahawalpur division. "In this connection all equipments should be kept in excellent operational condition; the requisite stock of medicine should be maintained and the required man power should be put into place for effective and result oriented anti-dengue drive", the Commissioner underlined. He directed to all divisional and district officers to place their demands to their respective higher authorities regarding provision of necessary equipment, medicines and the required man power in this regard.

Commissioner Bahawalpur directed all DCOs to devise a comprehensive and effective mechanism to verify the performance reports of the vector surveillance and other inspection teams by utilizing geo-tagging facility which should ensure not only effective monitoring and verification of the reports of the anti-dengue inspection teams but would also help in establishing modern database about all the activities under taken to wipe out the menace of dengue.

Commissioner Bahawalpur asked health authorities to complete the anti-dengue spray process of all the academic institutions one week before their opening after the summer vacations. He further directed that special measures should be taken to ensure that no member of the academic staff or any unconcerned person should undertake the anti-dengue spray process in academic institutions.

"A wide ranging public awareness campaign regarding anti-dengue measures should also be launched by holding public awareness walks, seminars and symposiums by involving both representatives and members of the civil society and all relevant government department in 3 districts of the Bahawalpur division", The commissioner said.

District election Commissioner Bahawalpur has issued guidelines for the media coverage at the polling stations  in Bahawalpur City

BAHAWALPUR(PR)District election Commissioner Bahawalpur has issued circular containing guidelines for the media coverage at the polling stations established in Bahawalpur City for the forthcoming general elections of the legislative assembly of Azad Jamu and Kashmir.

National highways and Motorway police has banned the riding of 3 persons at a single motorbike in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)National highways and Motorway police has banned the riding of 3 persons at a single motorbike in Bahawalpur district. This was stated by sector commander SSP Abdul Khalil in a statement.

 Assistant Director legal district consumer protection council Bahawalpur has been nominated as focal person by Industries, Commerce and Investment department

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Assistant Director legal district consumer protection council Bahawalpur has been nominated as focal person by Industries, Commerce and Investment department of government of Punjab to present their cases at Lahore High Court Bahawalpur Bench.

5 member delegation of female students of Sadiq Public School has reached USA on a 3 weeks study tour

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A five member delegation of female students of Sadiq Public School has reached USA on a 3 weeks study tour. Head Mistress Professor Fariha Iftikhar Bhatti is leading the delegation. The study tour has been sponsored by United States Education Foundation Pakistan which has planned the visits of the visiting delegation of different colleges and universities of 3 American States Iowa; Indiana and Illinois.

The visiting delegation would visits museums; recreational centers; sports facilities. The visiting students would also participate in the mountaineering expedition. The female students delegation include:- Maheen Chaudhry; Faryal Mazari; Sara Daaha; Malaika Tahir and Azka Noor.

Prominent intellectual and Parliamentarian Syed Tabish Alweri has paid rich tribute to the district administration Bahawalpur for initiating effective measures for introducing Urdu as official language for conducting officials business

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Prominent intellectual and Parliamentarian Syed Tabish Alweri has paid rich tribute to the district administration Bahawalpur for initiating effective measures for introducing Urdu as official language for conducting officials business in district Bahawalpur. He made these remarks while delivering presidential address at monthly meeting of Shahab Dehlvi Academy. Mr. Alweri said that the official language of the former Bahawalpur state was Urdu. He also paid tribute to the outstanding services of Shahab Dehlvi academy for promoting Urdu language. He said that the late Shahab dehlvi was a towering intellectual personality. Prominent parliamentarian Makhdoom Ahmad Alam Anwer; Director Public Relations Sahiwal Riaz ul Haq Bhatti; Professor Mashhood Rizvi also spoke on the occasion. Later, a Mehfil-e-Mushaera was also held. The prominent poets recited their poems and ghazals which enthrall the audience. The poets who were participated in Mushaera were:-  Syed Ahmad Ali Shah Makhmoor; Professor Talib Hussain Talib; Zahid Ali Khan and Afzaal ur Rehman Hashmi.

--Protest rally was organized under the banner of PMLN Bahawalpur city chapter in connection with Kashmir Black day

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A protest rally was organized under the banner of PMLN Bahawalpur city chapter in connection with Kashmir Black day to register their protest against the brutality and torture unleashed on helpless and innocent Kashmirees by the foreign forces. The rally was lead by MPA Fouzia Ayub Qureshi. The rally started from her house Bait-ul-Quresh and ended at Railway station.