The local government department set up 118 cattle markets and 182 cattle sale points across the province for the convenience of people to purchase sacrificial animals for Eidul Azha.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Local Government Secretary Pervez Iqbal said that 34 cattle markets and sale points have been set up in Bahawalpur Division, 42 in Dera Ghazi Khan, 34 in Faisalabad, 23 in Gujranwala, 22 in Gujarat 31 in Multan, 32 in Lahore Division, 26 in Rawalpindi Division, 21 in Sahiwal and 35 in Sargodha Division which were functional.
He further said that 3000 workers of LG Department had been deputed to run the cattle markets and sale points. He said the best facilities were being ensured for citizens in the livestock markets.
The Secretary directed the chief officers across the province to immediately visit the temporary sale points and review the facilities and send a report.
“No cattle sale point will be allowed to work other than those notified by the government and strict action will be taken.” He added. He appealed to the public to buy animals only from the cattle markets approved by the Punjab government.
The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) geared up to provide best possible cleanliness services to the citizens especially on Eid-ul-Adha. In this regard, the company had made special cleanliness arrangements in all nine cattle markets set up by district administration in the provincial capital.
LWMC deployed additional staff of more than 100 workers along with 50 vehicles including loader, dumper, chain arm roll and excavator. LWMC Chief Executive Officer Babar Sahib Din instructed the officers of the operations team to be present in the field themselves.
He said that cleaning operations were being carried out in cattle markets under phase wise. Solid waste and green waste was being disposed of from cattle markets and water was also being sprayed in cattle markets to prevent dust and dirt, he added. In addition, service delivery camps had also been set up for redressal of sanitation related complaints and raising awareness among buyers and sellers, he informed.
The CEO maintained that social mobilizers of the company were on duties to provide awareness literature and cleanliness awareness messages to the citizens.
He further said that LWMC would soon start distribution of waste bags to traders and buyers in the cattle markets. Furthermore, an important meeting of the representatives of LWMC and private societies was held at LWMC head office in which representatives of more than 100 private societies participated.
Deputy CEO Operations Muhammad Aurangzeb presided over the meeting and briefed the representatives on Eid plan, 106 collection points and sensitized on the role of private societies during the Eid.
