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Officials inaugurating mines rescue centre in Darra Adamkhel. - Photo by Anwar Shah

Mines rescue centre inaugurated in Darra Adamkhel

DARRA ADAMKHEL, 14 January: The first ever mines rescue centre was inaugurated in Frontier Region (FR) Kohat (Darra Adamkhel) on Wednesday.
The centre will provide emergency rescue services to the mine workers. The inauguration ceremony was attended by FATA Development Authority Chief Executive Fida Muhammad Wazir, Darra Adamkhel Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Asghar Ali and local people in large number.
Mr Wazir said on the occasion that the centre will provide emergency rescue services to the mine workers in case of an explosion or fire incidents. He said the rescue centre will have the facilities of medical equipment, ambulance and firefighting. He said six personnel have been appointed in the rescue centre in the first phase who will be present at the centre round the clock.
A local person told TNN that it is a very good development. “Previously, there was no such arrangement and people had to suffer a lot in case of emergency situations at mines,” he said. He said the local people are very happy over the establishment of the rescue centre.