100 life jackets distributed among boat operators in Shangla.

PESHAWAR -- Deputy Commissioner Shangla Imran Hussain Ranjha here Friday handed over 100 life jackets to boat operators enabling them to minimize risk of lives during crossing the Indus River.

He handed over life-jackets to boat-operators in Hashim Khel village of Union Council Nasrat Khel, tehsil Martung.

On the occasion boat operators were given a demonstration to use life-jackets properly and to sensitize them about importance and utility of adopting safety measures.

A local committee, consisting of elders of the area has been constituted and entrusted with the responsibility to ensure proper use of life-jackets.

Furthermore, local police has been involved to monitor the adaption of safety measures through District Intelligence Coordination Committee.

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