It’s hard to breath near Liaquat Bagh

Rawalpindi : The residents of the area near Liaquat Bagh area suffering due to presence of garbage transfer station adjacent to the public park. They have to bear awful stench round the clock and there seems to be no respite in the intensity, as Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC) and Albayrak have failed to live up to their promise of shifting the station permanently to Losar.

The people living in localities like Arya Mohallah, Gawalmandi, Raja Bazaar, Chamanzar, Mareer Chowk, Moti Mehal etc. have to brave unbearable smell and despite repeated complaints and protests the concerned civic body has not moved an inch to settle the issue. Apart from the inhabitants of these areas, people travelling on Benazir Bhutto Road are also troubled by the unpleasant smell and there seems to be no end to it.

The offices of Rawalpindi Press Club (RPC), Water and Sanitation Agency, Rawalpindi Development Authority, Punjab Horticulture Authority, Rescue 15, Liaquat Bagh Library, Sports Complex, National College of Arts (NCA), TMA and several other offices are located near the dumping site and staff in these office have to bear the brunt of it.

When contacted by ‘The News’, Solid Waste Management Company Rawalpindi Assistant Manager Malik Ali said that dumping site from Liaquat Bagh will be shifted very soon. “We have planned to directly throw garbage in ‘Losar’ at Chak Beli Khan Road,” he claimed. He said that they have completed all necessary work to shift garbage transfer station from Liaquat Bagh to Losar.