Improving sanitation: Six trucks added to solid waste management fleet

Rs17 billion projects in health, education and infrastructure development are being implemented in Taxila, says Aslam


Our Correspondent September 05, 2016
Managing Director Solid Waste Management Irfan Qureshi said that with the induction of these state of the art vehicles, the solid waste management of the city would improve. PHOTO: INP

TAXILA: As many as six solid waste management vehicles -- three mini dumper trucks, two garbage compactors and one suction truck – have been included in the fleet of the Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management Company to improve solid waste management system of Taxila city.

The vehicle induction ceremony was held here at Tehsil court complex which was attended by Sheikh Mohammad Aslam special assistant to Federal Minister for interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Managing Director Solid Waste Management Irfan Qureshi and others.

While addressing the participants, Aslam said Rs17 billion projects in health, education and infrastructure development are being implemented in Taxila to improve the living standard of the people of the area.

He said that to improve the cleanliness and hygienic conditions in the city, as many as 6 new vehicles with an allocation of Rs3.5 million are included.

Speaking on this occasion, PML-Nawaz leader Zeeshan Saeed said that in the health sector to civic sector, Nisar Ali Khan is providing different facilities to the masses of the area to improve their living standards. He said that with the completion of three mega projects worth billions of rupees including Wah General Hospital as well as various schools which would play a pivotal role in the betterment of masses.

Managing Director Solid Waste Management Irfan Qureshi said that with the induction of these state of the art vehicles, the solid waste management of the city would improve.

He said the company collects 40 tonnes of garbage from the city, on a daily basis.  Qureshi added that mini dumpers would provide services in narrow streets while sucking machines would collect garbage from gutters and covered drains.

He said as many as 125 garbage containers would also be placed in across the city so that waste disposal system would be improved.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 5th, 2016.

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