Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry has directed all the sports officers of the province to be alert for the protection of valuable sports facilities and drainage of flood water in their respective tehsils and districts.
He issued these directions while presiding over an important meeting at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. The key meeting was convened to review the condition of all sports complexes and other sports facilities in view of fatal flood situation.
Director Admin Abid Shaukat and Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Tanveer Abbas Shah attended the meeting online while all the divisional and district sports officers of the province participated in the meeting through video link.
All the divisional and district sports officers of the province gave detailed briefing to Director General Sports Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry about the flood situation and the protective measures being taken for the protection of sports complexes and other sports facilities in their respective districts.
Addressing the meeting, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that all the sports officers should stay at their respective stations to cope with any emergency situation. “In this emergency situation, no negligence or wrong doing will be tolerated in administrative matters”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry said that Punjab Sports Department is taking excellent and effective measures for the development of sports culture across the province under the patronization of Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar.