Citizens fined for littering public places

LAHORE

Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) issued 360 challans in 10 days to the citizens involved in violating Punjab Local Government (Amended) Act 2016, particularly by littering public places.

Officials said fine worth Rs 101,000 was imposed on the citizens not abiding by the company’s standard instructions regarding disposal of solid waste across the City. 

The 360 challans were issued within 10 days, from June 21 to July 31, 2016, after LWMC started imposing fine under Punjab Local Government (Amended ) Act 2016 last month, officials said. 

The officials said that a special enforcement wing had been established which comprised six enforcement inspectors who responded to observations and complaints registered by citizens or any other source. 

“Imposition of fine on citizens violating standard instructions for disposal of waste will help prevent citizens littering” said Managing Director Bilal Mustafa Syed.

“There is dire need on part of around 10 million residents of the City to play their role by developing habit of using containers and bins as 10,000 sanitary workers are already helping them get rid of 5,600 tonnes of filth they produced on daily basis”, he added.

Moreover,  the LWMC MD visited China Scheme, Rasheedpura and some other northern localities of the Lahore which are considered problematic areas in terms of sanitation. Bilal Mustafa along with senior officials and field staff met union council chairmen and the residents to listen to their waste related concerns. 

He directed the Turkish companies concerned to strategically resolve the issue of heap piles in open plots and work out on covering low-lying open points being used to dump waste. He directed the field officers to contact Wasa and district departments help resolve issues related to sewage. 

workshop: A five-day “In-service short-term training of university faculty” concluded at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences on Friday.

The Centre for Educational Policy and Administration (CEPA) of UVAS in collaboration with the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) had organised the training programme. Punjab Higher Education Commission Lahore Chairperson Prof Dr Muhammad Nizam-ud-Din chaired the concluding session of the workshop and distributed certificates among the participants. Vice-Chancellor Meritorious Prof Talat Naseer Pasha and a large number of participants from various departments of UVAS were present.

Prof Dr Muhammad Nizam-ud-Din said, "We need to focus on research in disciplines of social science if we really want our community to progress. With the passage of time, teaching methodologies have changed with more use of technology so we have to train our faculty to keep pace with the changing needs."

He said that in-service short term training of university faculty members had been launched across the province to enhance teaching and presentation skills of teachers. He urged the teachers to conduct interactive sessions with their students in classrooms and focus on the character-building of students. The VC lauded the workshop organisers and thanked the PHEC for providing financial assistance for enhancing skills and character-building of young faculty members. 

During the workshop, the teachers were trained on various aspects of teaching. 

conference: A two-day international public health conference, 2016 “Public Health Education and Research” started on Friday.  

According to a press release, the conference is being organised in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore and Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany, under the supervision of Prof Dr Farid Ahmad, chairman and dean, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex. Punjab HEC Chairperson Dr Muhammad Nizamuddin was the chief guest of the opening day of the conference. During the conference, eight undergraduate and nine postgraduate students will present research papers. A post-conference workshop on “Introduction to Biostatistics” will also be organised from August 8 to August 9.