Jafarabad DC distributes UV umbrellas to traffic police and cart vendors in heat wave project

JAFARABAD: Deputy Commissioner Jafarabad Khalid Khan distributed UV umbrellas among traffic police personnel and roadside cart vendors at his office. The umbrellas were provided under the Heat Wave Response Project. The project is being run in Jafarabad district by the Community Development Foundation (CDF) under the Together programme, with the support of Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and financial assistance from GFFO.

It was said that, under the project, 550 ration packs were distributed among daily wage workers, 500 heat protection kits among Health Department workers, and 400 UV umbrellas among traffic police personnel and cart vendors. The aim is to protect people who work directly in the sun from the harmful effects of the heat. The measures are meant to safeguard those affected by extreme heat and heat waves.

Praising the initiative, Deputy Commissioner Khalid Khan said that such practical steps were very important for protection against heat waves. He said all possible resources would be used to protect people who work in the sun every day from the intense heat.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan