PESHAWAR: Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) disposed of 10640 ton of offal during the three-day Eidul Azha sanitation operation.
The operation, inaugurated by Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Higher Education Kamran Bangash on Wednesday, concluded with appreciation from people from all walks of life.
With 2,602 sanitary workers on duty, the company started the operation on the first day of Eid at 10am that continued till 5pm Friday.
The company had set up 427 primary collection points and 16 transfer stations throughout the city.
Elected members of the national and KP assemblies including MNA Arbab Sher Ali, Kamran Bangash, Additional Deputy Commissioner Gul Bano, WSSP Chief Executive Dr Hassan Nasir and General Manager (Operations) Riaz Ahmad Khan monitored the operation.
Apart cancelling the leaves of the field staff, the company had assigned the management staff zones the duties to monitor the operation and assist the field staff in identifying points for clearance.
Member National Assembly Arbab Sher Ali inspected sanitation in his constituency and appreciated the efforts of the company.
The company has started using lime to disinfect the waste after which it will be covered with soil at Shamshatoo dumping site. The area in and around the site will be fumigated.
According to data collected from the four zonal offices, WSSP disposed of 4,444 ton on the first day, 4,292 tons on the second while 1904 tons on the third day of Eidul Azha.
The company had deployed 566 vehicles of which 310 were WSSP’s own while 253 are private.
Of 6202 staff, 1189 were sanitary workers, 660 Katha Qulis (drain-openers) 341 drivers, 293 helpers, 63 municipal inspectors and 55 supervisors.
The company had launched an awareness campaign in all union councils. Teams of community development officers organized corner meetings to raise awareness among the masses to dump waste at designated points.
Ulema, teachers, elders and people from all walks of life were engaged to make the sanitation operation a success while biodegradable shopping bags were distributed among the masses for packing of offal and placing at the designated points.