Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) on Monday said that the cleanliness drive was in full swing in Murree while heavy machinery and excavators were being used to remove rubbish from the roads.
Talking to media persons, he said that the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) was making all-out efforts to keep the hill station clear for tourists. He said that a large number of tourists visited Murree on the eve of the Eid festival which increased the responsibility of RWMC staff besides lifting animal waste.
Rana said that RWMC continued its cleanliness drive at the hill station despite heavy rains during Eid days. Meanwhile, he added that RWMC removed over 9,000 tons of animal waste from the district during three days of Eid-ul-Azha. He said that a comprehensive cleanliness plan, in accordance with the policy of the Punjab Government, was chalked out for Eid-ul-Azha to get rid of entrails of animals under which 4,052 sanitary workers with 463 vehicles worked day and night during the Eid holidays. He said the waste was shifted to 17 permanent and 43 mobile transfer stations from where it was moved to the landfill site at Losar through dumpers. Rana said the Caretaker provincial Minister for Health Dr Jamal Nasir, Commissioner Rawalpindi Laiqat Ali Chatta, Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema, and RWMC officials visited several district areas and supervised the entire operation.
