Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) inaugurated the operational control room and disseminated its plan of sanitation arrangements for upcoming Eid-ul-Azha by holding a press briefing at LWMC Head Office, here on Tuesday.
Minister Local Government Amir Mir, along with Minister Housing Syed Azfar Ali, Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa, and DC Lahore Rafia Haider attended the ceremony as chief guests. CEO LWMC Babar Sahib Din briefed all the guests on newly established operational control room. After the inauguration all guests participated in press briefing held for Eid-ul-Azha cleanliness plan.
While talking to the media, Minister Local Government Amir Mir briefed the media regarding Eid-ul-Azha cleanliness plan. He stated, “We have made reforms to the grass root level for providing the facilities at every nook and corner of the city.”
In order to ensure the proper disposal of waste and keeping the city clean 1.2 million bags will be distributed among citizens. According to plan, he said, the LWMC is going to make special arrangements for Solid Waste Management (SWM) on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha emphasizing on pre Eid, during Eid and after Eid challenges with aim to ensure exemplary cleanliness arrangements for the people of Lahore. All the staff of LWMC will remain on board during Eid days to provide efficient cleanliness services to the citizens of Lahore.
Minister Housing Syed Azfar Ali stated that the standard cleanliness activities will mainly focus on prompt collection, storage, transportation and disposal of animal waste during all three days of Eid despite the weather conditions. Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa briefed that LWMC has started its Eid cleanliness operation with providing the sanitation facilities in 09 cattle markets.