KARACHI: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has revealed that a rescue service similar to Punjab’s 1122 will be launched by 2021.
According to DG Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the service will be launched in six divisional headquarters in Sindh.
The rescue service will be funded by the World Bank and will become operational by the end of 2021. According to details, the rescue service will consist of different teams for firefighting, emergency medical services, and urban search and rescue operations.
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will be tasked with managing firefighting operations. Moreover, PDMA will administer the search and rescue operations of the rescue service. This wing will be made up of seven teams, each comprising of 62 rescue workers.
Two teams will be dedicated to Karachi while remaining will be deployed in each divisional headquarter. Six stations for the search and rescue department will be set up in Karachi alone.