Special plan chalked out for disposal of animal waste in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi
The Albayrak Solid Waste Management Company (ASWMC), Rawalpindi, has chalked out a special plan to ensure that all city areas remain clean during Eidul Azha. The concerned authority has established 11 transfer stations where garbage lifting dumpers would bring
waste of sacrificial animals from different localities of the city.
The concerned authority has established 11 transfer stations at Chaklala Road bridge in UC-3, Priwadhai Road in UC-9, Cheema Plaza Road in UC-10, Sixth Road in UC-19, Nishtar Market in UC-20, Dhoke Kala Khan in UC-21, Chaudhry Chowk in UC-29, Waris Khan in UC-33, Itwaar Bazaar (Committee Chowk) in UC-42 and Gosht Market in UC-78.
The concerned authority would provide special polythene bags free of cost to put animal waste in it during three days of Eid.
Albayrak Solid Waste Management Company (ASWMC) General Manager (Operations) Usman Noori told ‘The News’ that they have established 11 transfer stations in different points where their dumpers would bring animal waste from different localities of the city. “The waste of sacrificial animals would be taken to Losar through big dumpers,” he said. He said that they have established 20 monitoring camps at different points in the city during Eid days.
He said that a total 227 vehicles, 130 mini-dumpers, 150 handcarts, 12 shovels, 12 arm-rollers and more than 2,000 sanitary workers would work day and night to remove animal waste from city areas during Eid days. “We have installed 18 compactors at different points in the city in which public could throw animal waste. More than 250 offal could be thrown in a compactor, he claimed. "Our sanitary workers would remove animal waste even from closed alleys," he said.
He appealed to public to put animal waste in ‘Special Polythene Bags’ which they would provide free of cost. He said that the city areas has been divided in sectors, adding that the sanitary workers will be working in three shifts and will be available round the clock during Eid days.
He said that they have cancelled Eid holidays of around 2,000 sanitary workers, officials, including officers of the sanitation department, to ensure cleanliness during Eid days. He said the control room has been established at the Albayrak office located at Saddar and residents should inform the control room if their streets and drains are not cleaned properly.