NHA To Set Up Emergency Response Centres Along National Highways

The National Highway Authority (NHA) would soon set up an Emergency Response Centers (ERCs) along side the national highways

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Oct, 2017 ) :The National Highway Authority (NHA) would soon set up an Emergency Response Centers (ERCs) along side the national highways. An official of NHA told APP Tuesday that initially these centers would be set up in the on three highways of Balochistan.

The Emergency response Centers would be set up at Dhana Sar and Meena Bazar along Kuchlak-Dera Ismail Khan Highway (N-50), Kalat, Surab, Wadh and Kararo along Karachi-Chaman Highway (N-25) and Nag and Hoshab along Hoshab-Surab Highway (N-85).

He said these centers would operate 24 hours throughout the week and would be manned by trained para medical staff and equipped with necessary first aid facilities besides ambulances and cranes for rescue and relief operations.

He said the Primary objective of the decision was to make traveling along national highways more safe and to ensure timely help to the injured in case of an accident. While selecting the locations of ERCs, main emphasis would be their close proximity to cities and towns, he said.