LAHORE: Chairman Samanabad Town Committee for Dengue Mian Marghoob
Ahmad said influential persons should come forward and play their role
in creating awareness among people to make their area dengue free.
This
he said while monitoring the door to door distribution of dengue safety
kits to the deservings in union council 92, here on Sunday.
Deputy
Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, Chairmen of local
zakat committees of the concerned union councils and officers of all
concerned departments were also present on this occasion.
Mian
Marghoob said that government was trying its level best and utilizing
all its energies and resources to come up to the expectations of the
people to save them from dengue virus and now its peoples responsibility
to take steps and act on the precautionary measures advised by the
government.
He said that number of dengue patients is reduced due to spray, fogging and public awareness campaigns.
Deputy
Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan told that one thousand
anti-dengue kits would be distributed in union council nos. 90, 92, 100
and 104 whereas in second phase these kits will also distributed in
other five union councils of Samanabad Town.
He said that it’s
the responsibility of the people, who received these kits, to adopt
precautionary measures as written in the pamphlets and not only save
themselves and their families but also make coordinated efforts in
making the whole area dengue free by standing shoulder to shoulder with
the government for the eradication of dengue virus.
Later, MNA
Mian Marghoob Ahmed and Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan conduct
door to door campaign for the distribution of dengue safety kits along
with concerned chairmen local Zakat committees. On this occasion they
also paid a visit to the tubewell of the area and showed displeasure on
the leakage of water and directed the SDO wasa in this connection.
People
of the area complained that street lights were not in a proper
condition, they directed the TMO Samanabad Town for immediate remedy of
the problem. Online
