PESHAWAR: The Director General (DG), Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sharif Hussain has said that the Emergency Operation Centre of the authority will remain operational during Eidul Fitre vacations . In a statement issued here on Thursday, he said that during the current spell of torrential rains and or in any emergency situation, the personnel of the authority will provide services, guidance and other facilities to the people. The DG PDMA said that the staff has been deployed while the standby staff has also been put on alert and will remain available on telephone call. Furthermore, Taimur Ali Khan, a spokesman of the authority said that a dispatch has been sent to the administrations of all districts and concerned authorities on April 14 to put them on alert regarding heavy rains, floods and taking of prior emergency in case of land-sliding. He urged the tourists to take precautionary measures before leaving on travel during Eidul Fitre vacations, remain olive with weather conditions and adopt strategy while keeping in view weather and in case of any unpleasant incident call on Helpline 1700 or 1122. APP
