Nouri: Strengthening Relief Infrastructure in North Khorasan Is Essential

Bojnourd – The Governor of North Khorasan stressed the need to strengthen relief equipment and supply heating items to prepare for accidents and winter crises.

According to Ambassador Arjan, according to the public relations of the North Khorasan Governorate, Bahman Nouri, the Governor of North Khorasan, in a meeting with Pir Hossein Kolivand, the head of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasized the need to strengthen the relief equipment and infrastructure of the province due to the climatic conditions, the difficult transportation axes and the increase in the risks caused by road accidents.

In this meeting, the provision of vehicles and equipment needed for rescue and rescue bases in the province and the improvement of the operational capacity of the rescue forces in the transportation axes were among the main points of discussion.

Also, due to the forecast of a severe gas imbalance in the country in the coming winter and the possibility of gas supply restrictions, especially due to the gas cut in parts of North Khorasan province, the necessity of predicting the necessary measures to manage these conditions was emphasized.

In this regard, provision of essential items and heating equipment needed by families to reduce the problems caused by gas cut or drop in gas pressure was one of the other requests raised in this meeting.

The provision of equipment for the Specialized Training Center in the North East of the country in North Khorasan was also pursued with the aim of improving the specialized and operational capabilities of rescue forces and increasing readiness to face possible accidents and crises.

The governor of North Khorasan, emphasizing the necessity of adopting a preventive approach in crisis management, requested the support of the Red Crescent population to strengthen the relief infrastructure and provide the necessary needs of the province to increase preparedness against accidents and emergency situations.

At the end of this meeting, Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while announcing his promise to follow up on the requests raised, emphasized on cooperation to meet the needs within the framework of the capacities and facilities of this society.