Punjab Emergency Service organizes cycle race on “Earth Day”

Lahore: The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) in collaboration with Civil Society, NGOs, educational and government institutions commemorated “Earth Day” by organizing Cycle Rallies on Tuesday & conducted awareness activities in all Districts of Punjab.

This initiative aims at making joint efforts to make safe communities to tackle with climate change and to safer communities by creating awareness among general public about the impact of environmental pollution due to excessive energy consumption which is making this Mother Earth polluted and perilous.

The Director General, Dr. Rizwan Naseer said on this occasion that community participation in Earth Awareness Cycle Rally was the symbol of ownership by the community and if joint efforts are not made on priority basis by the general public, media and corporate sector to “Rescue Earth”, the community shall be victimized of such environmental emergencies in the coming years. He appreciated Rescuers and volunteers from different organizations on organizing this “Earth Cycle Rally” to aware general public through seminars, pledge forms, plantation and extra circular activities to build safer communities by adopting preventing measure and green culture in Pakistan. He said that Rescue 1122 welcomes Community Volunteers to come and join hands with the Emergency Service for Safer Pakistan.