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Covid claims 12 lives in twin cities
Capital reports lowest number of infections in 10 days
Lahore under lockdown amongst record breaking Covid-19 cases reported. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI:
The coronavirus infection rate has started to wane a bit in the twin cities, however, seven fatalities were still reported in Rawalpindi and five deaths occurred in the federal capital on Wednesday.
According to the Rawalpindi district health office (DHO), one patient at Holy Family Hospital (HFH) while three each at Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) and Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Kidney Liver Transplant (RIUKT) succumbed to the virus.
The number of patients receiving treatment in the aforementioned hospitals has dropped to 161 of which 147 are on oxygen tanks and seven are on ventilators. The district health department officials added that thus far, 134,339 people have been administered the Covid-19 vaccine.
Rainwater harvesting project
January 21, 2021
Rawalpindi: The Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Tariq Mehmood Murtaza visited Bilal Masjid, Muslim Park, Khayaban-e-Sir Syed and inaugurated rainwater harvesting project to reuse rainwater.
Rawalpindi is the second city in the Punjab, he said, adding that RDA has started recycling of used water in this mosque after Sirajia Masjid, Asghar Mall Scheme with the help of UNDP. He said that mosques need a lot of water to meet everyday requirements. It is being expanded and will be a bigger model after completion.
Rainwater collected will be used for washing and cleaning of the mosque, ablution and wash rooms where ablution water will be used for plants and grass in the park established in front of the mosque. He said that more than 400 worshipers perform ablution in the mosque daily while 1,000 to 1,500 worshipers come here for Friday prayers. One man uses 5 to 7 liters of water during ablution which can now be made usable
The chairman said that more than 400 worshipers perform ablution in the mosque on daily basis while 1,000 to 1,500 worshipers come here for Friday prayers