LAHORE:The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore arranged a meeting of the flood relief management committee, under its recently launched flood relief and assistance campaign at the city campus, here on Tuesday.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad presided over the meeting and sought suggestions and input from the UVAS flood relief management committee regarding strategy/ planning of rescue work in flood affected areas by adopting safety manners.
Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmad (retd), Chairman Department of Parasitology Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Prof Dr Masood Rabbani and a number of faculty members from different departments were present.
Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmad (retd) said that there would be very much constraints involve in the flood affected areas including water and sanitation clean drinking water, health, shelter, tents, nets and camps, food supply chain, dry foods etc. He advised flood relief management committee to stabilize yourself and don’t take any unnecessary risk during work. He also suggested them to inform Deputy Commissioner Office, Police and Livestock Department regarding UVAS flood relief volunteer team deployment and their work and duties for treatment of the injured and sick animals of flood victims.
Prof Nasim Ahmad said that the UVAS fund-raising committee would mobilise stakeholders and general public to donate more and more fund for the noble cause.
Earlier, Convener UVAS Flood Relief Management Committee Prof Dr Muhammad Ijaz gave detail presentation to the participants on UVAS initiatives in national disasters management, disaster relief activities, flood relief camp and assistance activities, summary of flood losses in Punjab province, fund raising campaign through print/electronic and social media, targeted areas for UVAS flood relief camps, budget allocation for flood relief activities and UVAS flood relief volunteer teams, etc.