Gilan Governor: Passive Defense Must Become a Public Culture

Gilan Governor Stresses Institutionalizing Passive Defense, Says It Must Become a Public Culture: Protecting people, vital infrastructure, and the continuity of essential services in crises requires turning passive defense principles into a public culture and a permanent approach in managing executive agencies.

Emphasizing the necessity of institutionalizing passive defense in the society, the governor of Gilan said: protecting people, vital infrastructures and the continuity of essential services in critical conditions, requires converting the principles of passive defense into a general culture and a permanent approach in the management of executive bodies.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan Gilan Haqshanas, in the meeting of the Inactive Defense Council of the province, which was held at the same time as the Nakudesh Headquarters of the Inactive Defense Week of 1405, referring to this year's slogan entitled "People-oriented defense, stable Iran", he stated: Inactive defense should not be limited to holding occasional programs, but should have a specific place in planning, decision-making and continuous operation of the devices. He considered passive defense week from the 4th to the 11th of Aban and the 8th of Aban as an opportunity to increase public awareness, explain the responsibility of the institutions and attract people's participation in the protection of the country's capital and infrastructure. The governor of Gilan stated that pre-crisis preparation is a measure of managers' responsibility and management ability, and added: Executive bodies should provide the necessary conditions for the continuity of essential services to the people in emergency situations by accurately recognizing their duties, identifying vulnerable points, anticipating needs and eliminating possible deficiencies.

Haqshanas emphasized on following the approvals of the inactive Defense Council, protection of vital infrastructures and service providers, and conducting targeted exercises and maneuvers and said: the maneuvers should lead to the real assessment of the readiness of the devices, identification of challenges and strengthening of coordination between different departments. People's participation; Referring to the people-oriented approach of passive defense, he considered it necessary to use the capacity of the media, governorates, cultural institutions, and people's groups as the axis of increasing resilience, and stated: promoting public awareness and teaching the correct methods of facing threats has an effective role in increasing the resilience of society and managing emergency situations. In the end, the governor of Gilan called for a coherent planning of the executive bodies to celebrate the passive defense week and noted that: real preparation is formed when planning, coordination and practical measures are done before the crisis and the bodies can continue the basic functions and services needed by the people without interruption in emergency situations.