Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the incidents of chopping of human hands accidentally by fodder cutting machines was tragic and there was need for paying due attention to security features in the design of these machines to prevent such incidents.
Addressing a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the recommendations to control the incidents of cutting of human hands with fodder cutting machines, through video link, here on Friday, he said all concerned departments would had to work with mutual co-ordination for checking these incidents.
The Chief Minister said that necessary changes should be made in the machine with regard to ensuring safety of the cultivators and concerned departments should take necessary steps in this regard. He said that Punjab government was ready to give subsidy on the installation of security equipments in these machines, however, a practicable model should be evolved.
Shahbaz said manufacturers would have to be bound to install safety equipments in fodder cutting machines and necessary amendments in the law should also be considered. He said that protection of people from such incidents is the vital importance. He directed to the experts of Agri University Faisalabad, University of Engineering & Technology Lahore and stakeholders should be consulted and final recommendations be presented within two weeks.
Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed, Minister for Labour Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, Additional Chief Secretary, Secretaries of Agriculture, Industries, Labour and Health Departments, Dr Abdul Bari of Indus Hospital and senior officers were also present in the meeting.-PR
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