Provincial authorities in Punjab initiated electrical and fire safety inspections for major public hospitals, establishing a joint steering committee to manage the evaluations and fix critical hazards found during the reviews.
An official notification stated that the secretary of Specialised Healthcare leads the committee as chairman, and the secretary of Energy acts as co-chairman.
This committee directs energy and safety checks at large government medical facilities to check the status of power networks and fire defense equipment.
Officials will direct fixes for major faults uncovered by the inspections, with a focus on wiring and fire safety equipment, while tracking power saving steps and efficient energy use in government medical centers.
The group received orders to draft proposals that lower power costs and raise energy efficiency in medical locations.
The Health Department, Energy Department, and Punjab Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency will coordinate to support the audit work and the application of fixes.
The committee will track updates on fixing faults found during checks and evaluate steps to upgrade electrical and fire safety setups. Workers will send a full progress report on the audits and the correction of discovered faults to the Punjab Chief Secretary.
