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BAHAWALPUR, Aug 4: The district council demanded on Monday that the Punjab government should ban the unlicensed sale of acid in the province.
The demand was made through a resolution, moved by minority member Mrs Stalla Bedi in view of the rising number of acid throwing attacks in the area. It was unanimously passed by the council meeting presided over by Naib Nazim Syed Owais Gardezi.
Through another resolution, the meeting demanded that provision of medicines in the dispensaries in the rural areas should be ensured. DO health informed the meeting that Rs1 million funds for the purchase of medicines for the dispensaries had been received.
The meeting also approved 34 electricity, 31 roads, six education and three water supply and drainage schemes costing about Rs30 million.
Speaking at the meeting the District Nazim asked the members to monitor the progress of on-going uplift projects in their areas.
PRISONER DIES: An under-trial accused in a drug trafficking case died in the central jail on Monday.
Prison officials claimed that Gul Hasan died of illness. The body was handed over to the family.
Gul Hassan was arrested by the Cantonment police on the charge of keeping about 40 grams of hashish.
ANTI-TETANUS VACCINATION: An anti-tetanus vaccination campaign was launched in the district from Monday.
During the three-day campaign, around 1.8 million women will be vaccinated against tetanus.
The health department has set up 752 mobile teams to vaccinate 15 to 45 years old women at their doorsteps.
RELIEF CAMPS: Twenty-two relief camps or centres have been established in the four tehsils of the district to meet any emergency because of heavy rains or flood.
Eight camps have been set up in Ahmadpur East tehsil (for areas of Panjnad headworks, Uch Sharif and Khairpur Daha), seven in Khairpur Tamewali and around Head Islam, two in Hasilpur and five in Bahawalpur tehsil.
Arrangements have been made to ensure provision of relief goods and medicines at these camps.
