Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Stresses Use Of Latest Technologies To Avert Disasters

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Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar stresses use of latest technologies to avert disasters

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Friday said that damages resulting from natural calamities and unforeseen incidents could be minimised by adopting precautionary measures and through a disaster-resilient approach.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Oct, 2018 ) :Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Friday said that damages resulting from natural calamities and unforeseen incidents could be minimised by adopting precautionary measures and through a disaster-resilient approach.

In his message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the chief minister said that the use of latest technologies and equipment was need of the hour to overcome damages resulting from natural disasters. In this regard, he said that specialised training was also imperative to deal with such eventualities.

"It is imperative to create awareness among the public about disasters so that they could be saved during such situations," he added.

The CM said, "Protection of life and property of the people from natural calamities is an important government agenda and the Punjab government is following a composite policy in this regard." Buzdar said that the Punjab Disaster Management Authority was being modernised to deal with any calamity in the province.