RSWMC urged to place waste containers along Leh

Rawalpindi
The members of Nullah Leh Monitoring Committee on Tuesday asked the Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management Company (RSWMC) to place containers around Nullah Leh to stop dumping of solid waste and building waste material into the water channel.
The demand to place containers around small channels of Nullah Leh, passing through low-lying localities of Rawalpindi, was made in a meeting of Nullah Leh Monitoring Committee held at Wasa Office to review the ongoing work on dredging and desilting of Nullah Leh by Wasa, Rawalpindi.
Representatives of Federal Flood Commission, ‘Rescue-1122’, Pakistan Meteorological Department, Cantonment Boards, Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management and Wasa Rawalpindi were present in the meeting. Wasa Director (Sewerage) Aziz Ullah Khan briefed the participants about the ongoing work of dredging and desilting of Nullah Leh.
He told the meeting that this year Rs30 million were allocated by the government of the Punjab for desilting and dredging of Leh under 3rd phase and work was started in the month of February 2015 which is in progress and will be completed by the end of March 2015.
He added that currently Wasa has started the work on up and downstream of Dhoke Naju, Phagwari Bridge Khyaban-e-Sir Syed and Pir Wadhai Bridge. The main focus is to restore the width and depth of Nullah Leh as per original specifications.
During the meeting it was agreed that strict measures should be taken to stop dumping of solid waste and building waste material into Nullah Leh. In this regard RSWMC should take immediate action and mechanism for proper collection and disposal of solid waste and also, ensure strict legal action should be taken against those who found dumping of solid waste into Nullah Leh.
In the end participants visited Nullah Leh and inspected the work of dredging and desilting at Dhoke Naju and Phagwari Bridge and showed their satisfaction.
Wasa Managing Director Raja Shaukat Mahmood speaking on the occasion appealed to the residents living along the Nuallah Leh to avoid throwing and dumping solid waste into Nullah Leh because this creates hindrances in the flow of water in the Nullah that results in flooding during monsoon season.
However, he made it clear that strict action will be taken against those who are involved this illegal activity. In this regard Wasa has also displayed awareness banners and distributed pamphlets.