On the directions of Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Tariq Mehmood Murtaza and the Director General RDA Muhammad Siaf Anwar Jappa, the RDA organized awareness walks in connection with anti-dengue campaign and also distributed pamphlets on dengue awareness and prevention among the citizens on Murree Road Rawalpindi.
In addition, the pamphlets about dengue awareness and prevention were distributed among the passersby on Murree Road Rawalpindi.
The DG RDA has urged the respected citizens to take special care and priority measures for cleanliness and said that water should not be allowed to accumulate in the open spaces and corners of the house, especially keeping an eye on plant pots and water coolers. He advised the general public to use mosquito repellent spray regularly.
He directed the RDA officers and officials to take steps to prevent dengue spread in the office premises. He said the drainage system has been inspected, so that there should be no standing water in any part of the office which could be a source of dengue larvae breeding.
Director Admin and Finance RDA Asif Mehmood Janjua, Deputy Director Finance Khawaja Arshad Javed, Deputy Director Admin Iftikhar Ali, Deputy Director Building Control Atif Mehmood, Deputy Director IT Dawood Khalid and other RDA officers and staff participated in the anti-dengue awareness campaign walk.
Meanwhile, Saif Anwar Jappa suspended Stenographer Muhammad Abbas for remaining absent from duty without intimation.
The DG RDA directed all the officers and officials to be punctual and ensure attendance at the office at 9:00am every day. He said that he directed all the officers that due to speedy work, the obstacles and problems for the public should be resolved very soon. He emphasized on speedy and quality work. He directed to provide relief to the general public. He directed to take strict action against illegal and unauthorized constructions and commercial activities without fear any favour.
The DG RDA directed all RDA directorates to work hard. He added that when there is no physical obstacle in the way of work, it should not be delayed. He further reiterated that to reduce the hardships of the common people, we should increase the working hours substantially.