LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and the University of Home Economics (UHE) launched flood relief campaigns on Tuesday.

UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad presided over a meeting at the university’s City Campus and sought suggestions from the Flood Relief Management Committee regarding strategy/planning of rescue work in flood affected areas by adopting safety manners. Retired Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmad, Chairman Department of Parasitology Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Prof Dr Masood Rabbani and a number of faculty members from various departments of the UVAS were present.

Nadeem Ahmad said there would be constraints involved in the flood affected areas, including shortage of water and sanitation (need of mineral water), shelter (tents, nets and camps), food supply chain (dry food/ration) and health issues (gastro, malaria). He suggested that the deputy commissioner office, police and livestock department should be informed regarding the UVAS flood relief volunteer team deployment and their work & duties for treatment of injured and sick animals of flood victims.

Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad said the UVAS fund raising committee mobilised stakeholders and the general public to donate more funds for the noble cause.

Earlier, UVAS Flood Relief Management Committee Convener Prof Dr Muhammad Ijaz gave a detailed presentation to the participants on the UVAS initiatives on national disasters management, disaster relief activities, flood relief camp & assistance activities, summary of flood losses in Punjab province, fund-raising campaign through print/electronic and social media, targeted areas for the UVAS flood relief camps, budget allocation for flood relief activities and the UVAS flood relief volunteer teams etc.

UHE: The University of Home Economics (UHE) Lahore has decided to collect donations for relief of flood victims.

It has been decided to donate two days’ salary of teachers and employees of the university from BPS-18 to 21. Vice Chancellor Dr. Kanwal Ameen has also donated her two days’ salary to the relief fund. One day’s salary for BPS-16 to BPS-17 employees would be donated to the flood relief fund.

A meeting of the Flood Relief Committee was held under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Kanwal Ameen.

Officials of the Pakistan Home Economics Association, University’s Alumni Association, Registrar Shujaat Muneef Qureshi, and Treasurer Muhammad Kashif attended the meeting. During the meeting, Pakistan Home Economics Association donated a cheque of Rs500,000 to the university for the help of flood victims.

The Ali Zafar Foundation, through the UHE, would spend the relief money on the rehabilitation of flood victims.

VC Dr Kanwal Ameen said the UHE would purchase relief items from the donated money and send them to the flood victims. She added that the nation would stand by the flood victims in this difficult time.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2022