Emergency Operation Centre of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be fully operation during Eidul Azha vacation.

The Director General PDMA, Sharif Hussain has said that keeping in view the current situation of monsoon, the EOC of the authority will remain fully operational during Eidul Azha vacation for the service, guidance and other provision of other facilities.

He further said that keeping in view the possible monsoon rains all possible steps have been taken and staff has also been deployed while other staff has been directed to remain standby and will be available on phone call.

The DG PDMA further said that the authority has deployed the representatives of quick response in sensitive districts, which will remain in close contacts with the authority.

The sensitive districts are included Nowshera, Swabi, Swat, Abbottabad, Charsadda, D.I Khan, Shangla, Dir Upper, Chitral Upper, Chitral Lower, Kohistan Upper, Kohistan Lower and Peshawar.

A spokesman of the PDMA has urged tourists to take special precautionary measures during journey and adopt strategy according to weather situation.

He said that the Control Room of PDMA is operational for 7/24 and the occurrence of any unpleasant incident will be given on Helpline 1700.